James Webb Space Telescope Mission

James Webb Space Telescope Mission

Question: Which of the following space agency is not the part of collaboration group associated with the launch of James Webb Telescope?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) CSA
d) ISRO
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:-

  • On December 25, 2021; NASA has launched the James Webb Space Telescope Mission.
  • It is a much-anticipated next-generation space telescope mission which will supersede the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • The telescope was launched by the Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket.
  • JWST has been in the works for decades, as NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the European Space Agency (ESA) collaborated on it.
  • It was launched on Ariane mission VA256, which is the 256th mission of the Ariane spacecraft.
  • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA’s flagship astrophysics mission.
  • The Optical Telescope Element, or primary mirror, of the JWST, comprises 18 hexagonal mirror segments.
  • These parts are made of Gold-plated beryllium.
  • Scientists declared that JWST will provide clear view of some of the most distant events and objects in space.
  • It will help us to watch and study the birth of the first galaxies and precise atmospheric parameters of possibly habitable exoplanets.

By Rajesh Tripathi

Links:-
https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/22/nasa-partners-confirm-webb-launch-on-dec-25/