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May 11, 2007
Goodbye Hubble, Hello James Webb
There he is kids, Hubble's replacement come 2013, the James Webb Space Telescope or JWST. There's a full scale model displayed outside the Smithsonian Space Museum in Washington D.C. Although this photo doesn't do it justice the telescope is huge, 80 feel long and over 40 feet high. Once launched, the JWST will see farther and deeper than Hubble ever could.
I feel kind of sorry for Hubble. I knew his days were numbered when ground telescopes were able to take better photos but lets not forget it was Hubble that gave us over 15 years of fantastic glimpses into our galaxy.
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