article_snippet.sent: Scientists are Scientists necessary for the construction of The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), intended as the successor to the Hubble instrument that has been operating in space for 25 years.
article_snippet.sent: Now scientists are working on an alternative way to peer into the past and search space for signs of life with JWST -- scheduled to launch in October 2018 on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.
article_snippet.sent: JWST will answer the questions which at the moment we can't think to ask.
article_snippet.sent: Named after James E. Webb, a former NASA leader, JWST is being designed to study the first stars and galaxies that formed in the universe.
article_snippet.sent: Instead of studying visible and ultraviolet light like Hubble, JWST will work in the infra-red spectrum, allowing scientists to detect more distant targets.
article_snippet.sent: NASA says JWST should be able to operate for between five and 10 years, restricted only by the amount of fuel JWST has to maintain orbit and the ability of the electronics to stand up to the harsh space environment.