Missions

James Webb Space Telescope

Webb is a space observatory designed primarily for infrared astronomy.

Observing emphasis

Infrared

Location concept

Orbit near the Sun–Earth L2 region

Understanding this entry

Infrared measurements help reveal cool objects, dust-obscured regions and redshifted distant light. Webb and Hubble cover complementary wavelength ranges rather than being interchangeable cameras.

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