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James Webb Space Telescope at L2

James Webb Space Telescope at L2
James Webb Space Telescope at L2 This artist’s concept shows the James Webb Space Telescope at a special location in space called L2 located 1.5 million kilometers (932,000 miles) from Earth. There, the Sun and Earth’s gravity balance out in a way that allows Webb to permanently keep the Sun, Earth, and Moon at its back while it observes the cosmos. NASA / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez