NASA’s New Telescope Will Look Beyond the Reach of Hubble

The deeper we look into space using the Hubble Telescope, the less galaxies we can see.
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2/25/2016
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2/25/2016

The deeper we look into space using the Hubble Telescope, the less galaxies we can see. We come to the end of what we can see. 

To be able to see further, we must use an infrared telescope, like the James Webb Space Telescope.

A model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on April 2, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
A model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on April 2, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)