{"id":2596,"date":"2022-01-26T22:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-reaches-final-orbit-thehill-the-hill\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T22:06:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:06:55","slug":"nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-reaches-final-orbit-thehill-the-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-reaches-final-orbit-thehill-the-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#039;s James Webb space telescope reaches final orbit | TheHill &#8211; The Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfbc967f0983488262956e73eca9483a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3859091246952232\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- blok -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3859091246952232\" data-ad-slot=\"1334354390\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Shared Destiny. Shared Responsibility.<br \/><span class=\"TextRun SCXW138170053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138170053 BCX0\">The&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW138170053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138170053 BCX0\">James Webb space telescope completed its final post-launch course correction&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138170053 BCX0\">on<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138170053 BCX0\">&nbsp;its final orbit, which is approximately 1 million miles away from Earth.<\/span><\/span><br \/>Story at a glance<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">One of the world\u2019s most powerful space telescopes is\u00a0now\u00a0on\u00a0its\u00a0final orbit\u00a0and will eventually be able to provide astronomers and the public\u00a0a\u00a0peek into the deep realms of\u00a0space.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Monday, NASA\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/webb\/2022\/01\/24\/orbital-insertion-burn-a-success-webb-arrives-at-l2\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">published an update<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the James Webb space telescope and said\u00a0the final post-launch course correction had been successfully completed, pushing Webb on its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth\u00a0Lagrange point, known as L2, approximately 1 million miles away from Earth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWebb, welcome home! Congratulations to the team for\u00a0all of\u00a0their hard work ensuring Webb\u2019s safe arrival at L2 today. We\u2019re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe. And I can\u2019t wait to see Webb\u2019s first new views of the universe this\u00a0summer!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">said Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to NASA, there are multiple\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/webb\/2022\/01\/21\/webbs-journey-to-l2-is-nearly-complete\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lagrange points<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and they represent where gravitational forces and the centrifugal force of the motion of a small, third body, such as a spacecraft, are in equilibrium.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">America is changing faster than ever!<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Add Changing America to your\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChangingAmerica\/\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Facebook<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/changingamerica\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Twitter<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0feed to stay on top of the news.<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Experts at NASA specifically chose L2 as Webb\u2019s orbit because they believe it\u2019s ideal for an infrared observatory\u00a0as it&rsquo;s a unique position where the\u00a0sun and Earth are always on one side of space. That will\u00a0allow Webb to keep its telescope optics and instrument perpetually shaded.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s important because shade enables Web\u2019s instruments to get cold for infrared sensitivity but still access nearly half the sky at any given moment for\u00a0observation\u00a0purposes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NASA says to view any and every point in the sky over the course of time requires waiting a few months to travel farther around the sun and reveal more of the sky that was \u201cbehind\u201d the\u00a0sun.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Webb was launched from Earth on Christmas Day and has so far successfully completed a series of\u00a0deployments, including\u00a0unfurling\u00a0its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/enrichment\/education\/589659-nasa-begins-long-process-of-focusing-james-webb-space\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">final stage\u00a0of all major spacecraft deployments<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NASA hopes all the preparations in getting Webb set up in space will get the telescope ready to capture its first images by May.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researchers around the world have been eagerly awaiting Webb\u2019s deployment as the telescope initially began development in 1996. It\u2019s viewed as the successor for NASA\u2019s Hubble telescope, which initially launched into space in 1990.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now the time has come for\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/enrichment\/education\/585072-nasa-launching-powerful-new-telescope-to-explore-dark\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Webb to take on space observation duties<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and scientists intend for it to become the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Webb\u2019s mission will be to search for the first galaxies or luminous objects formed after the Big Bang and determine how galaxies evolved from their initial formation to the present day. The telescope is also expected to observe the formation of stars from their first stages to their eventual formation to planets.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">READ MORE STORIES FROM CHANGING AMERICA<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/well-being\/medical-advances\/590271-researchers-find-genetic-link-to-covid-induced\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">RESEARCHERS FIND GENETIC LINK TO COVID-19-INDUCED LOSS OF SMELL AND TASTE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/well-being\/prevention-cures\/589262-new-study-says-air-knocks-down-covid-19\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">NEW STUDY SAYS AIR KNOCKS DOWN COVID-19 INFECTION RATE BY 90 PERCENT<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/respect\/equality\/589032-robin-williams-daughter-has-warning-for-fans-mourning-bob\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">ROBIN WILLIAMS\u2019 DAUGHTER HAS WARNING FOR FANS MOURNING BOB SAGET<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/enrichment\/education\/589035-yale-georgetown-14-other-top-colleges-sued-for-alleged\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">YALE, GEORGETOWN, 14 OTHER TOP COLLEGES SUED FOR ALLEGED COLLUSION<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/resilience\/588996-34-rescued-from-floating-chunk-of-ice-off-green-bay-shore\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">34 RESCUED FROM FLOATING CHUNK OF ICE OFF GREEN BAY SHORE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160995360 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160995360 BCX0\">\u201cFor water to be sustained this close to the surface, you need both a very salty environment and a strong, locally generated heat source, but that doesn\u2019t match what we know of this region.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bill would amend the state\u2019s constitution to \u201creinforce that parents are the primary decision makers in all matters involving their children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW68108721 BCX0\">Despite efforts to establish a variety of remote learning options, \u201cthe deployment, uptake, and effectiveness\u00a0of such programs has varied greatly, and in most countries, offered an inadequate substitute for in-person learning.\u201d<\/span><br \/>America is changing fast! Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed and engaged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/enrichment\/education\/591228-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-reaches-final-orbit\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shared Destiny. Shared Responsibility.The&nbsp;James Webb space telescope completed its final post-launch course correction&nbsp;on&nbsp;its final orbit, which is approximately 1 million miles away from Earth.Story at a glanceOne of the world\u2019s most powerful space telescopes is\u00a0now\u00a0on\u00a0its\u00a0final orbit\u00a0and will eventually be able to provide astronomers and the public\u00a0a\u00a0peek into the deep realms of\u00a0space.\u00a0On Monday, NASA\u00a0published an update\u00a0for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow1sXXCw:productID":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}