Bad weather forces a new delay in the launch into space of the James Webb telescope

NASA reported this new delay on social networks, although it also stressed that has reviewed the entire pre-launch process and that the Ariane 5 rocket, responsible for transporting the telescope, is ready for its mission.

The last expected date was the day 24, but NASA reports the delay of at least one day. In this way, the mission, in principle, will not start before 07: 20 hours (12: 20 GMT) on Christmas Day. This Wednesday a new meteorological check will be made to confirm the date.

The James Webb Space Telescope, named after a former NASA administrator, will be the world’s largest space science observatory when launched, capable of surveying hitherto inaccessible worlds and to explore the origins of our solar system.

This joint mission of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency will be launched into space from the European spaceport in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on which the telescope has been secured this weekend.

The launch of the telescope, which was originally scheduled to go into orbit in the spring of 2019, has been delayed, at least four other occasions.

The telescope is considered the suc esor of Hubble.

When it starts to operate, the telescope will carry out part of its observations outside the Solar System and exoplanets, for example, will be one of the pillars of this mission, according to Agency scientists. European Space Station last week.

Within the Solar System, the telescope will study planets beyond Earth, such as gas giants and the frozen planets, but above all he will focus a lot on observing the atmospheres and the structure of those planets.