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The James Webb Telescope launched on Christmas Day. It is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Telescope it is replacing.  Dr. Robert Furey of the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology faculty sat down with ABC27 News to discuss the historic launch and how the new telescope may impact science and how we see the universe itself.

The segment is found online here:  https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/national/james-webb-space-telescope-to-launch-on-christmas-day/

Furey is associate professor of Integrative Sciences and associate provost at Harrisburg University .

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