🚀✨ Why the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Doesn’t Orbit Earth Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) doesn’t orbit Earth. Instead, it orbits the Sun at a special location called the Second Lagrange Point (L2), about 1.5 million kilometers away. Why it doesn’t orbit Earth: 1. Avoiding Earth’s Heat and Light 🌞 Earth radiates heat and light, which can interfere with JWST’s infrared observations. By staying far away at L2, JWST avoids this “thermal noise,” allo