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This lecture provides an overview of the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, highlighting its infrared optimization, international partnership, scientific goals, technological challenges, and future prospects for astronomical discoveries. The lecture covers the telescope's design, cooling system, scientific themes, operational differences from Hubble, and the potential for detecting life on other planets.