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    What the world's largest telescope will reveal about the universe

    Approximately 30 days after its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope landed at its final destination.
    Jan 28, 2022 1 minute
    In this photo provided by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is seen at the launch pad on Dec. 23, 2021, at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision, allowing it to peer deeper into the universe, all the way to the first stars and galaxies. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

    This week, the James Webb Space Telescope reached its parking spot in orbit — about a million miles away from Earth.

    The largest telescope ever put in space blasted off on Christmas Day and took 30

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