Concept information
Preferred term
JWST
Definition
- The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest optical or infrared observatory ever launched to space. Developed in a collaboration between NASA, ESA, and CSA, Webb observes the Universe in infrared light from its orbit at the Lagrangian point L2, 1.5 million km away from Earth. (en)
Broader concept
- Astronomy (en)
URI
https://data.esa.int/esado/missionJWST
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