What does the James Webb Space Telescope do?

The Verge reports that early Christmas morning, NASA’s revolutionary new space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, successfully launched into space after taking off on top of a European Ariane 5 rocket from South America. So, what does that mean for us here on Earth?  The launch marks the beginning of one of the most anticipated NASA missions in decades, and with it a program that promises to transform how […]