Watch again: Nasa launches James Webb Space Telescope in historic Christmas Day lift-off

Nasa successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope, which the US space agency hopes will unlock the secrets of the early universe. Nasa administrator Bill Nelson warned ahead of the launch that “over 300 things” could go wrong and scupper the launch of the $10 billion observatory, which was previously pushed back from 24 December due to poor weather conditions at the launch site in French Guinea. Once in space, the James Webb telescope will attempt to look back in time 13.7 billion years towards stars and galaxies formed during the early stages of the universe’s creation. Watch more videos at Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB

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