The James Webb Space Telescope is NASA’s most powerful space observatory, launched in 2021 to study the universe’s earliest galaxies, exoplanets, and cosmic structures. It observes in the infrared spectrum, allowing it to peer through dust clouds and detect light from over 13 billion years ago. JWST is a joint effort by NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency.
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