NASA successfully launches James Webb Space Telescope
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The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to detect light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25.3/14
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.4/14
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.5/14
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.6/14
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Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25.7/14
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25.8/14
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.9/14
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Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25.10/14
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In this image released by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.11/14
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In this image released by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25.12/14
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The James Webb Space Telescope is separated in space on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021.13/14
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The James Webb Space Telescope is separated in space on Saturday, Dec. 25.14/14
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Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25.
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