
$10 billion dollar telescope reaches magical spot in space
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Science, Other, Physics
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11th Grade - University
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The video discusses a telescope's mission to observe distant stars and planets. It has reached Earth's LaGrange Point 2, a stable position 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, where gravitational forces balance. This allows the spacecraft to maintain its position without drifting. After arriving, the telescope fired its thrusters to stop moving away from Earth. Scientists will calibrate its devices and mirrors until May, with the first images expected in June. The telescope can look back 13.7 billion years to when the first galaxies were forming.
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