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Added on the 09/01/2022 14:21:08 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The most powerful space observatory ever built will orbit the Sun 1.5 million km from Earth and is designed to last for 10 years.
"We’re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe. And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
The world's most powerful space telescope has blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
NASA releases images of its James Webb Space Telescope. The Webb telescope -- soon to become the most powerful ever to be launched into space -- after technical and weather delays is set to take off on Christmas Day from the base in France's South American department.
The James Webb Space Telescope, an observatory with a €9.5 billion price tag, will allow scientists to peer further into the cosmos than ever before.
U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group. Jillian Kitchener reports.