The Webb Telescope Update

  • Released Monday, February 3, 2014
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland participated in a news conference Feb. 3 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to discuss the status of the agency's flagship science project, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Bolden and Mikulski congratulated the JWST team for the integration at Goddard of all the telescope's flight instruments and primary mirrors.

The most powerful space telescope ever built, Webb will be the premiere observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our universe, including the first luminous glows after the big bang, the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets similar to Earth, and the evolution of our own solar system.

The Webb Telescope Update Feb. 3, 2014 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland

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  • The Webb Telescope Update (ID: 2014013)
    Monday, February 3, 2014 at 5:00AM
    Produced by - Clay Anderson (NASA)