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The James Webb Space Telescope
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):NASA’s next frontier after Hubble — to launch in 2018JWST will measure the epochs of First Light, Reionization,& Galaxy AssemblyFor details, see the following websites:http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ & http://www.stsci.edu/jwst/http://www.aura-astronomy.org/news/news.asp?newsID=264JWST will measure star-formation, planet-formation, & Earth-like exoplanetsJWST: High time-resolution photometry, coronagraphy, & near–mid-IR spectra.• H2O, CO2, CH4, NH3, etc., in debris disks and extrasolar
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