World’s most advanced space telescope set to launch on Christmas Eve – The National

World’s most advanced space telescope set to launch on Christmas Eve – The National

After 20 years in the making, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally set for launch.

On Christmas Eve, the $10 billion space observatory will lift-off on a European Ariane 5 rocket from a spaceport near French Guiana in South America.

The telescope will be capable of looking back 13.5 billion years to see the first stars and galaxies of the universe and search for signs of life.