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And we have engine start. and lift—off. the start of a blockbuster astronomy mission. james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. inside this rocket is the biggest telescope ever sent into space. punching a hole through the clouds. 20 seconds into the flight... this is the james webb space telescope. it's a successor to hubble, but 100 times more powerful. after three decades in the making and a cost of $10 billion, it's finally on its way. we've never attempted anything like that in space before. we're going to be entering a whole new regime of astrophysics. a new frontier...

And we begin this morning with a major moment for nasa. >> we have engine start. and liftoff. liftoff from a tropical rainforest to the edge of time itself, james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the university. >> the $10 billion telescope launched moments ago. the telescope which is being called the most powerful ever will take one month to complete its orbit around the sun which is just under a million miles away. because it will be so far away, the telescope won't be able to be serviced or repaired if anything goes wrong. the $10 billion telescope will be able to observe the atmos...

Hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. one of the greatest scientific missions of modern times has taken a giant leap forward in the last hour, with the launch of the james webb space telescope. the £10 billion project has taken 30 years to reach this moment. the telescope was launched from kourou in french guiana. it's the most powerful ever built, and the developers hope it will reveal stars and galaxies from the birth of the universe, as well as distant planets which could provide evidence of life beyond earth. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports...

And the developers hope it will reveal stars and galaxies from the birth of the universe as well as distant planets which could provide evidence of life beyond earth. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. and we have engine start. and lift—off. the start of a blockbuster astronomy mission. james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. inside this rocket is the biggest telescope ever sent into space. punching a hole through the clouds. 20 seconds into the flight... this is the james webb space telescope. it's a successor to hubble, but 100 times more powerful. aft...

A smooth democratic transition. one of the greatest scientific missions of modern times has taken a giant leap forward in the past few hours, with the launch of the james webb space telescope. the $10 billion project has taken 30 years to reach this moment. the telescope was launched from kourou in french guiana. it's the most powerful ever built, and the developers hope it will reveal stars and galaxies from the birth of the universe, as well as distant planets which could provide evidence of life beyond earth. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. and we have engine start. and l...