James Webb Space Telescope to be launched into Space on December 18

Question

James Webb Space Telescope is an advanced telescope than Hubble Telescope. This new telescope helps to view the universe which humans can't see before.

Answer 1

We will be able to see closer to the beginning of the observable universe, or at least our universe.

Who knows how many others there may be?

"Who verily knows and who can here declare it, whence it was born and whence comes this creation? The Gods are later than this world's production. Who knows then whence it first came into being?

"He, the first origin of this creation, whether he formed it all or did not form it, whose eye controls this world in highest heaven, he verily knows it... or perhaps he knows not."

— Rig Veda 10:129

Comments

I don't think ancient people have the knowledge of what today's astronomers have. They know about few planets, seasons, and other things.

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Modern astronomers know more about the HOW, but little more about the WHY. 

Answer 2

Will we find other life?

Comments

The new telescope is used to see further into the space which can't be seen using the old telescope. It also has instruments to check the atmosphere of exoplanets.

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Maybe.

It would be good to have more than the one sample (i.e., the Earth), in order to be able to estimate the odds of life forming.

Answer 3

It has been launched!

Comments

Excellent..I always worry something will go wrong.

Answer 4

I hope that some unknown plabers will be found.