{"id":18734,"date":"2026-06-01T10:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18734"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:03:40","slug":"james-webb-space-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/james-webb-space-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"James Webb Space Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>James Webb Space Telescope Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured the weather of an exoplanet which is nearly 700 light-years away.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About James Webb Space Telescope<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was launched in December 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the largest and <\/span><b>most powerful space observatory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> built through collaboration between <\/span><b>NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JWST orbits the <\/span><b>L2 Lagrange Point,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about 1.5 million km beyond Earth, enabling a stable position for deep-space observation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The telescope <\/span><b>operates primarily in the infrared spectrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is equipped with components such as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Optical Telescope Element<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (OTE): It collects light from distant objects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Integrated Science Instrument Module<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ISIM): It houses all cameras and instruments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Sunshield<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It protects sensitive instruments from solar radiation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Spacecraft Bus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It provides necessary operational support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Objectives of James Webb Space Telescope<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>look for galaxies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that formed just after the Big Bang.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>determine the evolution of galaxies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from their creation to the present.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>examine the stages of star creation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> till the formation of planetary systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To investigate the <\/span><b>potential for life in planetary systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by measuring their physical and chemical features.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/webb-telescope-captures-weather-on-exoplanet-700-lightyears-away\/article71020312.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space observatory built through collaboration between NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA). 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