MISSION RECORD / NEON ARCHIVE

James Webb Space Telescope

A segmented infrared telescope studying early galaxies, stellar nurseries, and exoplanet atmospheres.

AGENCYNASA / ESA / CSA
LAUNCH YEAR2021
STATUSActive
MISSION TYPEInfrared observatory
TAGSwebb / infrared / exoplanets / galaxies

Overview

A segmented infrared telescope studying early galaxies, stellar nurseries, and exoplanet atmospheres.

Mission timeline

  1. 2021LAUNCH
  2. 2022FIRST IMAGES
  3. PRESENTACTIVE OBSERVATORY

Topics

  • webb
  • infrared
  • exoplanets
  • galaxies