NASA announced Hubble's new successor telescope

NASA has introduced a real-life model of the future James Spaceb telescope (JWST). JWST will be launched in 2013, replacing the Hubble telescope to observe the universe.

Named for a former US space agency director, the new telescope will specifically witness the various astronomical phenomena in the universe. This will also be the largest telescope ever developed in space with a main mirror consisting of 18 hexagonal pieces and a total diameter of 6.5m, nearly double the Hubble telescope.

The new telescope will also use 10 new technologies. It will be equipped with 4 precision-sized scientific instruments, including an infrared camera and a spectrophotometer maintained at very low temperatures to ensure the best working condition. JWST will work for about 10 years.

Hubble was the first space telescope to be launched 17 years ago and created an important revolution in astronomy. It has the ability to observe space up to 1 billion years after the Big Bang explosion created the universe about 14 billion years ago.

James Webb telescope model (Photo: AFP)

Experts claim that JWST is capable of absorbing Hubble's light six times and can observe it from the birth of the universe.

JWST will be launched by the Ariane 5 rocket in 2013 and included in the execution fund 1.5 million km from Earth, farther away from the Hubble telescope (600km). JWST's mission is estimated at $ 4.5 billion, including launch and operation, while Hubble's mission has so far been valued at about $ 8 billion.

JWST telescope diagram (Photo: NASA)

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