NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has a new launch date: Oct. 31, 2021. The world's most complex space observatory, Webb is designed to help solve the mysteries of our solar system, look beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probe the structures and origins of our universe. As Program Scientist Eric Smith said, “We will be seeing old friends [in the sky] with completely new eyes and learning new things ... I cannot anticipate today.” More: https://go.nasa.gov/2WuBgEm | NASA’s Goddard

36K views · 2.7K reactions | The world’s next generation cosmic observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, is due for launch on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana later this month. | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook