The ongoing success of the multi-instrument optics alignment for NASA's Webb telescope's near-infrared instruments has moved the attention of the commissioning team to chill as we carefully monitor the cooling of the Mid-InfraRed ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched last December, has been slowly powering up its instruments and unfurling its sunshield, and is now in the process of aligning its mirrors in preparation for operation. Within ...
Astronomy
Feb 21, 2022
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Cooling things down in space is trickier than it might sound. But that is exactly the process the James Webb telescope is going through right now. Getting down to cryogenic temperature is imperative for its infrared imaging ...
Astronomy
Feb 16, 2022
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Since its launch on Christmas day, astronomers have eagerly followed the complex deployment and unfurling of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope—the largest to ever take to the skies.
Astronomy
Feb 10, 2022
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NASA's latest and snazziest mission, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched on Christmas Day, deployed its 21-foot-wide mirror a mere two weeks ago and reached its orbital destination earlier this week. With a flashy ...
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Jan 26, 2022
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If everything goes according to plan on December 25, we will enter a new era of astronomy with the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It's an event that has been anticipated for a decade—it will be the largest ...
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Dec 22, 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever built, is now tentatively set for launch on Christmas Day, after decades of waiting.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2021
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When the immense sound of the Ariane 5 rocket rumbles across Europe's spaceport in French Guiana, it will signal the end of a journey decades in the making. Perched atop the rocket will be the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ...
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) is designed to answer fundamental questions about the Universe.
Astronomy
Dec 10, 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever built, is finally set for launch in late December after decades of waiting.
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Dec 10, 2021
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