James Webb Space Telescope

Summary

James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,070 views/month, #1 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• James Webb Space Telescope's video is recorded as Webb Telescope's Houston Highlights Time Lapse SLGDkhp28rI.webm^[3].
• James Webb Space Telescope's video is recorded as An Introduction to the James Webb Space Telescope Mission 6VqG3Jazrfs.webm^[4].
• James Webb Space Telescope's image is recorded as JWST spacecraft model 2.png^[5].
• James Webb Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[6].
• James Webb Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as Korsch telescope^[7].
• James Webb Space Telescope's operator is recorded as Space Telescope Science Institute^[8].
• James Webb Space Telescope's operator is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center^[9].
• James E. Webb is named after James Webb Space Telescope^[10].
• James Webb Space Telescope's logo image is recorded as JWST decal.svg^[11].
• James Webb Space Telescope's follows is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope^[12].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation^[13].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies^[14].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as L3Harris Technologies^[15].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as General Dynamics Mission Systems^[16].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Materion^[17].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Raytheon^[18].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Teledyne Technologies^[19].
• James Webb Space Telescope's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129468073^[20].
• James Webb Space Telescope's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr97043411^[21].
• James Webb Space Telescope's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2021-130A^[22].
• James Webb Space Telescope's Commons category is recorded as James Webb Space Telescope^[23].
• James Webb Space Telescope's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA^[24].
• James Webb Space Telescope's SCN is recorded as 50463^[25].
• James Webb Space Telescope's country of origin is recorded as United States^[26].
• James Webb Space Telescope's type of orbit is recorded as halo orbit^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Webb Space Telescope include Webb's First Deep Field^[28], a photograph^[29], founded in 2022^[30].

Why It Matters

James Webb Space Telescope ranks in the top 0.81% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,070 views/month, #1 of 124).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

It is credited with the discovery of JADES-GS-z13-0^[33], a Lyman-break galaxy^[34]; CEERS-93316^[35], a galaxy^[36]; and LHS 475 b^[37], an exoplanet^[38]. Entities named for it include Webb's First Deep Field^[28], a photograph^[29], founded in 2022^[30].

FAQs

What did James Webb Space Telescope discover?

James Webb Space Telescope is credited as discoverer of JADES-GS-z13-0^[33], CEERS-93316^[35], and LHS 475 b^[37].