9.4K views · 462 reactions | The big news for #Webb this week was the final insertion into orbit around L2. The team has also now turned on the High-Gain Antenna, enabling downlink to Earth through the Deep Space Network! Look back on Webb’s first month in space: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/01/27/the-webb-team-looks-back-on-successful-deployments/ :NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center | James Webb Space Telescope | Facebook

🎂 The James Webb telescope celebrates 3 years at its observation point at Lagrange L2! Three years ago, on 24 January 2022, the James Webb telescope reached its strategic position 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. Thanks to an exceptional launch by Ariane 5 operated by Arianespace, the planned lifetime of this iconic telescope was doubled, enabling spectacular discoveries of the universe 🌌 But today, it's the one being observed! 👀 ArianeGroup's Helix network, Europe's leading network of opti