Webb Space Telescope Reaches Destination

Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its cosmic parking spot a million miles away, bringing it a step closer to its mission to unravel the mysteries of the Universe.

  • In the third manoeuvre since its launch, the observatory fired its thrusters for five minutes to reach the so-called second Lagrange point, or L2, where it will have access to nearly half the sky at any given moment.
  • The telescope will orbit the Sun and is now about 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth.

About Lagrange Points

  • Named after Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange, these points are certain positions in space where ....
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