After delays due to high wind, NASA is launching their newest telescope - the James Webb Space Telescope - into space on Christmas Day.
The launch took place at roughly 6:20 a.m. CST on Christmas Day.
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The James Webb Space Telescope will soar from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, aboard a European Ariane rocket.
The $10 billion infrared observatory is considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, in orbit since 1990.
The Webb Telescope is considered the biggest and most powerful science observatory ever built for space.
NASA is partnering with the European and Canadian space agencies on the project.
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