James Webb Space Telescope

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Biggest in space. The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest telescope ever launched into space, with a giant golden mirror to catch faint light.

Time traveler. It can see objects so old and distant that it lets scientists peek at the first stars and galaxies that ever formed.

Infrared vision. Webb sees infrared light, a kind of heat glow our eyes can't detect, helping it spot things too faint for the Hubble telescope.

Hunting other worlds. It studies the air around faraway planets to find out if any could possibly support life.