Summary: Up-to-date night sky activity beginning December 6, 2011 through December 19, 2011. In this episode: The James Webb Telescope is scheduled to launch in 2018. The Webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.
