How Hubble Successor Will Spread Its Wings Far From Earth | New Animation
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 15:01
in Astronomy & Space
The James Webb Space Telescope will travel to Lagrangian Point 2 (L2), 932,000+ miles from Earth. In comparison, the Hubble Space Telescope orbits only 347 miles up. Webb will take 29 days to reach its working orbit.