Submission + - James Webb Space Telescope Launched (www.cbc.ca)
Dave Knott writes: The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life.
The $10-billion US observatory hurtled toward its destination 1.6 million kilometresÂaway, or more than four times beyond the moon. It will take a month to get there and another five months before its infrared eyes are ready to start scanning the cosmos.
The observatory will be able to peer back in time 13.7 billion years, within a mere 100 million years of the universe-forming Big Bang.
The $10-billion US observatory hurtled toward its destination 1.6 million kilometresÂaway, or more than four times beyond the moon. It will take a month to get there and another five months before its infrared eyes are ready to start scanning the cosmos.
The observatory will be able to peer back in time 13.7 billion years, within a mere 100 million years of the universe-forming Big Bang.
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