Hubble Space Telescope
-Orbits Earth roughly every 95 minutes at a height of about 547 km (340 miles)
-Designed to be serviced by astronauts
James Webb Telescope
-Positioned about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from Earth at the L2 point
-Located too far from Earth to be serviced by Astronauts
-Both are located in space, above Earth's atmosphere
-Both use a mirror to collect and focus light
-Both use solar panels to collect sunlight as a source of power
Comparison of the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope
(author: Molly Toleson)
