Tragedy and Triumph

It's a fact that soon (it's uncertain when), the Hubble Space Telescope will cease to function and as a result, will be de-orbited, causing it to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.  Hubble will go down in history for its astonishing contributions to science in addition to the thousands of breath-taking images in its portfolio.  To see everything Hubble brought us, just take a jaunt over to Hubble's main website http://hubblesite.org/ ... it's easy to spend hours at that website!  (You can even order prints of photographs the Hubble has taken, and they are reasonably priced.)

But where do you go after Hubble is gone? The answer is easy: The James Webb Space Telescope.  The Webb Space Telescope promises to take us even further back in time, to the farthest reaches of space! You can find out more about it at its main webpage at http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/. 

Recently, in New York City, a full sized model of the new space telescope was put on display.  The best part about this video is you get to see its true size!

Look for more posts in the future on the progress of the James Webb Space Telescope...