Christmas eve telescope launch has astronomers hoping for good tidings of great joy

The telescope, shown during checkout tests in December 2020, before it was carefully packed up and sent to the launch site in French Guiana.

As they count down the hours to the highly anticipated launch of NASA’s powerful, $10-billion James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers hope for the best while fearing the worst.

(Image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn)




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Source: NPR Space News