James Webb Flashcards
Which is the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope?When was it launched?
Jamesh WEBB,,December 25th 2021
On which rocket was it launched ?from where?
Araine 5 rocket,,Guiana Space Center in Kourou(france)
Where is the James Webb telescope placed?It is considered successor of which telescope?
second Lagrange point or L2.,, 1 million miles away from Earth,,four times away from the MOON
Hubble Telescope(1990) Made more than 1.4 million observation
Which agencies est JWST?
ESA,NASA and Cannadian space agency
Who is Jamesh E webb?Full form of NASA,, first administrator,,when was it ESTd
He was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968(major role in apollo program)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
Dr. T. Keith Glennan , first administrator
founded on 29 July 1958
Which type of wavelength does JWST operate and capature pictures on?what is its wavelenght range?In which wavelength did Hubble operate on?
Infra red wavelength.,, from 0.6 to 28 microns
Hubble- UV and visible spectrum and Infrared(0.8 to 2.5 microns)
What are the components of JWST?
6.5 meters primary mirror(hubble was 2.4 m)
Large sun shield
Near and mid infrared instruments
What are the goals of JWST?
To search for the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang.
To determine how galaxies evolved from their earlier formation until now.
To observe the formation of stars from the first stages to the formation of planetary systems.
To measure the physical and chemical properties of planetary systems and investigate the potential for life in such systems.
Who is the father of telescopes?When was Herschel space observatory telescope launched?
Galileo Galilei ,Hans Lipperhey ,Lyman Spitzer and Zacharias Janssen
launched in:2009 by ESA ,,range-(60 microns-500 microns)
Which is India first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope?
Astrosat,It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015,,from SDSC
ISRO is gonna launch-AstroSat-2 as a successor for Astrosat
