NASA launches James Webb Space Telescope

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the agency’s successor to the famous Hubble telescope, is scheduled to launch at 7:20 a.m. ET on December 25.

The telescope, which was jointly developed by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Stay here for all the updates.