Channel: SciShow Space

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Description: The James Webb Space Telescope has launched! But it was a very long road to get to this point, and we’ve been following the progress for a decade! Hosted By: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet, Jason A Saslow! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org Facebook: facebook.com/scishow Twitter: twitter.com/scishow Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/comparisonWebbVsHubble.html nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-spitzer-space-telescope-ends-mission-of-astronomical-discovery webb.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/mirrors/index.html space.com/21925-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst.html jwst.nasa.gov/resources/WebbUpdate_Sept2012.pdf Image Sources: Adapted from flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/50221539843/in/photostream youtube.com/watch?v=7nT7JGZMbtM solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/kepler/in-depth