James Webb Space Telescope - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
What 3 space agencies developed JWST? NASA
94%
What space telescope is JWST succeeding? Hubble
88%
JWST hopes to see light from the first stars and galaxies that formed in the Universe after the ___ ____ Big Bang
86%
It will launch from this South American territory? French Guiana
82%
How many layers does the sunshield have? 5
80%
What shape are the mirror segments? hexagon
73%
What year was the initial launch planned for? 2007
72%
European Space Agency
72%
What year did the project start? 1996
67%
The mirrors are covered in? gold
62%
What wavelength of light is JWST primarily designed to observe? infrared
62%
How many segments is the primary mirror made of? 18
58%
JWST will orbit at the second ________ point Lagrange
55%
The telescope's namesake, James E. Webb was the administrator of NASA from... 1961
44%
1968
43%
Canadian Space Agency
41%
It will launch on an ______ _ rocket Ariane 5
36%
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