The most powerful telescope ever launched into space reached its destination on Monday, completing a white-knuckled journey from its launch pad in South America to an orbiting sweet spot roughly 1 million miles away.
In the first few days after The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope on December 25th, the spacecraft flew past its near-Earth predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, bringing a rear view of the Moon. During the month-long voyage since Christmas, the spacecraft fully unfolded…