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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launches with NASAs James Webb Space Telescope onboard, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, from the ELA-3 Launch Zone of Europes Spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic historyfrom within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. Mandatory Credit: Chris Gunn / NASA via CNP /AdMedia