We can all breathe a bit easier now. In spite of a launch bedeviled by problem after problem, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finally in space, making its way to its new home.
And if you needed a little reassurance that this is the case , the European Space Agency has released footage from the Ariane 5 rocket, which filmed the telescope in glorious HD as it zoomed away.
It's headed for a location some 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, in a region called a Lagrange point. , but it will also require the least amount of fuel, allowing its mission a much longer timeframe than other locations might.
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