Explanation

The James Webb Telescope launched in orbits the Sun 1.5 million kilometers (1 million miles) away from the Earth

JWST was launched on 25 Dec 2021 on Ariane Flight VA256

It is a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.

JWST is a space telescope developed by NASA

It is the world's largest and most powerful space telescope

The telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1916 to 1968

Additional Information:

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990

The Spitzer Space Telescope is an infrared telescope launched in 2003 and retired on 30 January 2020