Concept information
Preferred term
James Webb space telescope
Definition(s)
- The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope which conducts infrared astronomy. As the largest optical telescope in space, its high resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope. This will enable investigations across many fields of astronomy and cosmology, such as observation of the first stars, the formation of the first galaxies, and detailed atmospheric characterization of potentially habitable exoplanets. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Next Generation Space Telescope
- NGST
In other languages
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French
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télescope spatial James-Webb
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-QLP26PM7-S
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