NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science – and it’s seeing…
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most powerful space observatory ever built, designed to peer deeper into the universe than ever before. Launched in December 2021, JWST is a collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). It orbits the Sun about a million miles from Earth and uses a massive gold-coated mirror and advanced infrared instruments to study the earliest galaxies, the birth of stars and planets, and the atmospheres of distant exoplanets. By capturing light that has traveled billions of years, JWST is transforming our understanding of the cosmos—from the origins of the universe to the potential for life beyond Earth.
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As NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope moves through the final phases of commissioning its science…
With the telescope optics and instruments aligned, the Webb team is now commissioning the observatory’s…
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Completion of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s optical alignment has moved us into the final…
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With the near-infrared instruments aligned, the Webb team is now focused on cooling the Mid-InfraRed…