James Webb Space Telescope’s L2 arrival explained

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to complete its final arrival maneuver at the Earth-sun Lagrange point 2 (L2) on January 24, 2022. L2 provides a very cold gravitationally stable orbit that is perfect for JWST. Why NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth: Credit: | animations courtesy: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta () **An earlier version of this video was updated.