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James Webb Space Telescope: Inside the high-stakes testing of Hubble’s £7.2bn successor – BBC Focus Magazine
As the James Webb Space Telescope readies for its launch later this year, we take a look at how this Hubble successor will eclipse its predecessor.
After nearly 20 years of development and 16 launch delays, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is almost ready. Set to launch on 31 October 2021, the largest space observatory ever built is set to revolutionise our understanding of the cosmos and help solve some of the Universes greatest mysteries.
It hasnt been an easy journey. First conceived 30 years ago as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the Next Generation Telescope as the JWST was first known, has survived threats of cancellation,…
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