The James Webb Space Telescope is ready for SCIENCE. Here s what that means

Get the Full StoryNASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They ll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb the largest space telescope ever built begins collecting scientific data that will help answer questions about the earliest moments of the universe and allow astronomers to study exoplanets in greater detail than ever before. But it has taken nearly eight months of travel, setup, testing, and calibration to make sure this most valuable of telescopes is ready for prime time. Marcia Rieke, an astronomer at the University This story continues at The Next Web

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