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New Galileos – the James Webb Space Telescope

The giant James Webb Space Telescope that will replace the Hubble in five years' time

The James Webb Space Telescope, due to be launched in 2014 after two decades in development, will be Nasa's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Andrew Luck-Baker talks to some of the 2,000 strong team constructing the largest ever space telescope, which is designed to find the first galaxies formed in the Universe.

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