It might be the most important camera ever made.
Right now the James Webb Space Telescope (or JWST) is self-assembling in space as it prepares for its task of capturing the universe as it once was.
Is this why the James Webb Space Telescope is such a big deal?
In today’s episode, Amalyah Hart look at the recently launched telescope, and its pioneering gaze back into the birth of our universe.
While you’re listening, why not check out some amazing photos that the JWST has taken?
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Originally published by Cosmos as What is the James Webb Space Telescope looking for?
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