James Webb Space Telescope Objectives 2021. At T73 seconds the Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from pad ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre carrying the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb will solve mysteries in our solar system look beyond to distant worlds around other stars and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it.
Mon 20 Dec 2021 0100 EST. The 9bn observatory seeks out faint light from the first stars and galaxies providing a glimpse into cosmic creation. Seeking Light from the First Galaxies.
The launch window.
Webb will solve mysteries in our solar system look beyond to distant worlds around other stars and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. If all goes as planned the 14000-pound instrument will be released from the French-built rocket after a 26-minute ride into space and gradually unfurl to nearly the size of a tennis court over the next 13 days as it sails onward. At T73 seconds the Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from pad ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre carrying the James Webb Space Telescope. The 9bn observatory seeks out faint light from the first stars and galaxies providing a glimpse into cosmic creation.