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Webb Key Facts International

Webb Key Facts multiple languages and more on the way. Also see our previous version below in over 40 languages.

Quick Facts

The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier space science observatory and the scientific successor to the Hubble
Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier space science observatory and the scientific successor to the Hubble<br>Space Telescope.

Webb is solving mysteries in our solar system,looking beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it.

Webb is solving mysteries in our solar system,looking beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it.

Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).

Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).

Webb launched on December 25, 2021, and its first full-color images and data were released on July 12, 2022, reaching millions of people worldwide.

Webb launched on December 25, 2021, and its first full-color images and data were released on July 12, 2022, reaching millions of people worldwide.

Webb is the largest telescope ever launched into space. It had to fold up to fit into its rocket and unfolded during its first two weeks in space, on its way out to its new home at the second Lagrange point.

Webb is the largest telescope ever launched into space. It had to fold up to fit into its rocket and unfolded during its first two weeks in space, on its way out to its new home at the second Lagrange point.

With unprecedented infrared sensitivity, it will peer back in time over 13.5 billion years to see the first galaxies born Big Bang.

With unprecedented infrared sensitivity, it will peer back in time over 13.5 billion years to see the first galaxies born Big Bang.

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Webb Key Facts in English

image of the Webb English Language Card that contains all facts in text as well as image of Webb observatory over a background image of the pillars of creation. See the long descriptions or the english pdf for a listing of the facts contained in the image.

Thank You to our Translators

Thanks to our translators: Erald Buneci (Albanian), Maryam Esmat (Arabic), Zahra Imanova (Azerbaijani), Josep M. Domenech (Catalan), Jianwei Lyu (Chinese), Hans Sligter (Dutch), Raivo Hein (Estonian), Merja Palkivaara (Finnish), Heidi White and  Marie-Eve Naud (French), Elias Koumparoulis (Greek), Meena Contractor (Gujarati & Hindi), Omer Lavon (Hebrew), Ernie Palfi (Hungarian), John Enkert (Indonesian), Lorcan Bermingham (Irish), Guiseppe Cataldo (Italian), Mihoko Yukita (Japanese), Ramune Jasiuveniene (Lithuanian), Iva Matic (Macedonian), Kjetil Linnes (Norwegian), Neda Behrooz (Persian), Dominik Antoniewicz (Polish), Lucas Batista (Portuguese), Chathuki Senarath (Sinhala), Begoña Vila (Spanish), Mkawasi Mcharo  (Swahili).

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Webb Key Facts in English

Images containing key facts about the James Webb Space Telescope. The image is titled "JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE" with a subtitle of "English". The key facts listed are: Will be the premier space observatory for astronomers worldwide, extending the tantalizing discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. An international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. The largest telescope ever placed in space; 100 times more powerful than Hubble. So big it has to fold origami-style to fit in the rocket and will unfold like a “Transformer” in space. Has a 5-layer sunshield that protects the telescope from the infrared radiation of the Sun, Earth, and Moon; like having sun protection of SPF 1 million. With unprecedented infrared sensitivity, it will peer back in time over 13.5 billion years to see the first galaxies born after the Big Bang. Will orbit the Sun 1.5 million kilometers from the Earth. (Hubble orbits 560 kilometers above the Earth.)

American Sign Language

Appearing in the video is NASA Goddard Mission Director Apurva Varia. As a part of Space Science Mission Operation (SSMO), he is responsible for two spacecraft, and Wind and Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). He is also a Deputy Mission Director for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). His responsibility is to ensure that the spacecraft, the instruments and all ground systems are healthy and that the science is processed and delivered to the scientists on the mission.
Translation courtesy of Apurva Varia and Heather Mewshaw