James Webb Space Telescope Observing Cosmic History

©2010 Northrop Grumman Corp. • All Rights Reserved • Printed in USA • Aerospace Systems Marketing Communications • 09-2452 • 500 • SL • 3/10 James Webb Space Telescope Observing Cosmic History The Mission When launched in 2014, the James Webb Space Telescope will peer into the past to a time when new stars and developing galaxies were first beginning to form. The Webb telescope’s infrared instruments will measure and capture images and spectra of galaxies that formed billions of years ago. The Webb telescope will use unprecedented near-infrared instruments and angular resolution to discover and...