James Webb: world’s most powerful telescope makes its first call to Australia on Christmas Day
by Tory Shepherd from Science | The Guardian on (#5TBNX)
The $13bn telescope, which replaces the Hubble, will allow us to see back to the beginning of time', astronomers say
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As the James Webb space telescope hurtles away from Earth at 38,000km/h, its first communication will be with Canberra.
CSIRO's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is expecting to hear from the $13.6bn craft on Christmas night.
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