Launched in 1990, the 2.4-meter Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized astronomy by providing unprecedented clear optical views unimpeded by Earth's atmospheric distortion.
Launched in 2021 with a 6.5-meter gold-coated primary mirror, JWST captures ancient infrared light emitted over 13.5 billion years ago from the universe's first stars and galaxies.
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