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Description: The $10bn James Webb telescope has left Earth on its mission to show the first stars to light up the Universe.nnThe observatory was lifted skyward by an Ariane rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.nnIts flight to orbit lasted just under half an hour, with a signal confirming a successful outcome picked up by a ground antenna at Malindi in Kenya.nWebb, named after one of the architects of the Apollo Moon landings, is the successor to the Hubble telescope.nnEngineers working with the
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