{"id":27716,"date":"2021-12-20T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=103054"},"modified":"2021-12-20T08:13:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T08:13:12","slug":"podcast-launch-of-the-james-webb-space-telescope","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/podcast-launch-of-the-james-webb-space-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ezzy Pearson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 20 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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On 22 December, the James Webb Space Telescope<\/a> (JWST) is set to launch. The 6.5 wide telescope is an infrared observatory capable of looking at the cosmos from our neighbouring planets to the farthest depths of space where we are just receiving the light from the first galaxies. We look over what the telescope is, its difficult journey to the launch pad, and what it hopes to achieve once it reaches orbit.<\/p>\n