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Afterthe groundbreaking discovery of Trappist-1, it seems that our hunger for knowledge cant be satiated luckily, one new telescope might give us a lot to chew on.

With NASAs Hubble Space Telescope reaching its retirement after 25 yearsspentexploring the celestial heavens, we must look to thenew champion on the rise in 2018: the James Webb Space Telescope(JWST). The JWST is almost twice as large as the Hubbleand is equipped witha 22-meter (72-foot) sunshieldand a mirror with a diameter of 6.5 meters (21.3 feet).These components work together to allowthe JWST to collectseven times more lightthan the Hubble.

In the video below, deputy project scientist and NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn introduces viewers to A New Era in Astronomy during the unveiling of the JWST at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario.

This level of capability will allow the JWST to detect signatures so faint that evena bumblebee on the moonwouldnt be able to evade the telescope. With its powerfulmagnification and resolution, the JWST will focus on illuminating the galaxies that populate our identifying with its advanced infrared sensors the first planets, stars, and solar systems that succeeded the big bang and nowmake up our night sky.

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