Here's Why This Lagrange Point Is the Perfect Spot to Spy on the Universe

When people think about telescopes, they generally imagine those giant buildings perched on top of some mountain here on Earth, or some piece of hardware floating around in close Earth orbit. But after one of the most expensive telescopes ever made, the James Webb, launched at the end of last year, those definitions were rewritten, and people now casually think about telescopes floating around 930,000 miles (1.5 million km) away from home. ... (continue reading...)