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Thirty days after launch, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is going into orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth. After a series of adjustments and calibrations it will be ready to begin exploring the most distant stars and galaxies in the universe. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.
If all goes well, Webb will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble — so sensitive to infrared light that it could detect the faint heat of a bumble bee as far away as the moon.
The two satellites will monitor other spacecraft in the high altitudes favored by communications stations and spycraft.
It was SpaceX's third orbital launch in just 12 days.
January 18 will be the closest the asteroid has come to Earth since 1933.
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SpaceX plans up to four commercial rideshare missions per year to provide low-cost access to space.
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Scientists elated with completion of complex Webb space telescope deploy sequence.
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With the secondary mirror in place, controllers will deploy final mirror segments by end of week.
Part of a Russian rocket has hurtled back to Earth.
With the five-layer sunshield deployed, engineers prepare to unfold Webb's mirrors.
It's a major milestone in the James Webb Space Telescope's initial activation.
The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting "neighborhood checks" to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship.
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An ethics probe has been launched into Jack Smith's handling of two investigations of Donald Trump before the 2024 election.
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