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Today’s the day: @NASAWebb is arriving at its destination! Wondering what comes next? Hear from mission experts: 3pm ET (20:00 UTC): #NASAScience Live episode. Submit questions using #UnfoldTheUniverse 4pm ET (21:00 UTC): Media telecon ➡️ https://t.co/z1RgZwQkWS https://t.co/PRDKVEYJa3

Hello out there, @NASAWebb! 👋 Today, Webb entered its orbit around Lagrange point 2, or L2. That’s about a million miles away, and a whole lot farther than Hubble’s low-Earth orbit at just about 340 miles (547 km) up. Why do these two telescopes have such different orbits? ⬇️ https://t.co/cLoQEnCe12

After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon

The @SpaceX #CargoDragon is returning to Earth today as @ISS_Research activities look at space agriculture and physics. https://t.co/Jc9QznxxzN

Once Dragon has been retrieved by SpaceX’s recovery team, the critical science aboard the spacecraft will be transported by helicopter to @NASAKennedy and provided to researchers

James Webb Space Telescope UPDATE - It's official, we have arrived at L2 !

James Webb Space Telescope arrives at new home in space https://t.co/fTjt4ZFN9F https://t.co/yrDRN6graj

HAPPENING NOW: @NASAWebb experts answer your questions on-air during a special #NASAScience Live show, marking today's arrival of Webb at its final destination in space. Drop questions below using #UnfoldTheUniverse to participate! https://t.co/zHlNiHu9WE

Webb and Hubble have different abilities, which means they also have different orbits! It’s just another way the two telescopes’ complementary abilities will help us put together a broader understanding of our universe. Read more about Hubble and Webb: https://t.co/UKn8kGTJ6R https://t.co/unO2xzjLrq

.@SpaceX's #CargoDragon spacecraft splashed down at 4:05pm ET off the Florida coast after transporting 4,900 lbs. of scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth. https://t.co/aQyF4VfkAr

How does @NASA communicate with faraway spacecraft like @NASAWebb? The giant antennas of the Deep Space Network are the vital link to robotic explorers venturing beyond Earth, helping our understanding of the universe, solar system & our place within it. https://t.co/KtvUFj4cLB https://t.co/shpPfBi01F

James Webb Space Telescope UPDATE - L2 insertion burn !! We are here !

Black holes: Scientists think they've spotted the mysterious birth of one https://t.co/fziWWfyzvX https://t.co/gngyfQ5bkz

And while you’re here, you should check out our orbiting Hubble interactive to learn more about the spacecraft! Explore here: https://t.co/dmeImuWdTK https://t.co/zcgaNQJZCk

The James Webb Space Telescope fired two thrusters and slipped into orbit around a point in space nearly a million miles from Earth Monday where it can capture light from the first stars and galaxies to form in the aftermath of the Big Bang. https://t.co/qs5MPxwddL https://t.co/BmSGeF9w0E