ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is like a big space camera that takes pictures of galaxies and stars far away in space! It has a big mirror made of tiny golden pieces that are all very thin and smooth so that it can capture very sharp images. It will help us see some of the oldest and most distant galaxies, stars, and planets that we've ever seen. It will also let us study things like star and planet formation better than ever before.