April 20, 2024

The James Webb Space Telescope glides to its deep-space parking spot today!

Todays the day: Nearly a month after launch, the James Webb Space Telescope will get here at its deep-space celestial location on Monday (Jan. 24). Here, the spacecraft can use a minimum of fuel to orbit thanks to its alignment with the sun and Earth.NASA will not be transmitting from mission control during the burn, as the agency did for some previous crucial turning points. Live updates: NASAs James Webb Space Telescope missionAn artists representation of the totally deployed James Webb Space Telescope completing its last burn to reach orbit around L2.