What telescope would be used to find a black hole James Webb?
The $10-billion space telescope is scheduled to launch Saturday. The Webb telescope is expected to look out 26,000 light years from Earth to observe the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole named Sagittarius A* (the asterisk is astronomy shorthand for star), which has the mass of 400 million suns.
How heavy is James Webb Telescope?
about 6,500 kg
(The overall mass of James Webb is about 6,500 kg, or 14,300 pounds on Earth, a little over half that of Hubble.)
When will the James Webb Space Telescope launch?
Webb will launch in 2021. The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket. The launch vehicle is part of the European contribution to the mission. The Ariane 5 is one of the world’s most reliable launch vehicles capable of delivering Webb to its destination in space.
Where and how Will Webb be launched from?
The European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to provide an Ariane 5 launcher and associated launch services to NASA for Webb. The Ariane 5’s record for successful consecutive launches is 80 (as of June 28, 2017 ). Webb will be launched from Arianespace’s ELA-3 launch complex at European Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana.
Can Webb compete with Hubble?
But one way that Webb will never be able to compete with Hubble is in terms of longevity. Whereas Hubble is back in action after overcoming its latest challenge, marking more than 31 years of operations, Webb will be lucky to last a decade. Here’s why.
When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?
When NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, it marked the beginning of the modern era of space-based astronomy. Previously, all cutting-edge optical telescopes had been confined to the ground, where they had no choice but to contend with Earth’s atmosphere.