James Webb Space Telescope's L2 arrival explained

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to complete its final arrival maneuver at the Earth-sun Lagrange point 2 (L2) on January 23, 2022. L2 provides a very cold gravitationally stable orbit that is perfect for JWST. -- Why NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth: https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-why-distant-orbit-l2 Credit: Space.com | animations courtesy: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)