A big, new telescope is now in space.

The James Webb Space Telescope made it to space. This drawing shows what the telescope looks like. (NASA)
The telescope had to unfold in space. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab via AP)
The team watched the telescope unfold. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
A rocket blasted off. It took the telescope to space. (NASA via AP)
The old Hubble telescope and other space telescopes made this picture of a galaxy. Will the new Webb telescope help us see more of space? (NASA/CXC/JPL-Caltech/STScI/NSF/NRAO/VLA via AP)

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The James Webb Space Telescope weighs 7 tons. It was folded up! It needed to fit into a rocket.

Now it is unfolding in space. It should orbit far beyond the Moon. What will it show us?

Pray: Many of the scientists who designed the Webb Telescope believe it will show them what it looked like when the universe was first formed. They believe a “Big Bang” caused that to happen. Pray that what the Webb Telescope finds will cause these people to worship the one true God.

Read More: The James Webb telescope was named for the man who led NASA when the United States first sent astronauts into space. It was launched on Christmas Day 2021. The Hubble was the first telescope to send us pictures of stars and planets we have never seen. It is over 30 years old. The Webb is made to look for light from stars that are at the edge of our galaxy. What creations of God will it find? Isaiah 45:12 reminds us that God’s hands stretched out the heavens. He commanded all their host.