More Powerful
The James Webb Space Telescope has seven times the collecting area than the Hubble Telescope. Moreover, it has the better ability to collect infrared light that enables the telescope to see more objects in more distant locations with more detail, Forbes reports.
With these new capabilities, scientists will be able to study newly forming planets and analyze the atmosphere of exoplanets, paving way for the search for life in space and a better understanding of the universe and its cosmos.
What Happens To Hubble Space Telescope?
For a generation, the Hubble Space Telescope has exposed some of the universe's deepest and darkest secrets. It has been instrumental for the understanding of the cosmos around the planet and even in distant galaxies.
However, with the years of usage, the telescope has aged. New innovations of today have paved way for better and more precise technologies to be used in the next generation telescopes.
The Hubble Telescope in undeniably old, and in fact, it has remained unmaintained since the last space shuttle mission in 2009. The observatory is still working today but it is expected to stop data collection in the 2020s.
NASA said that the new James Webb Space Telescope will enhance Hubble's current capabilities. Despite the new telescope having a higher resolution and ability to see more objects farther away and with more detail, it lacks Hubble's ultraviolet capabilities.
That is why astronomers and scientists are urged to provide as many UV proposals as possible because once the telescope dies, there isn't any plan to launch its replacement and successor.
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