James Webb telescope's coldest instrument reaches operating temperature - Phys.org
4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Science X staff
by Science X staff
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will see the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang, but to do that, its instruments first need to get cold—really cold. On April 7, Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)—a joint development by NASA and ESA (European Space…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will see the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang, but to do that, its instruments first need to get coldreally cold. On April 7, Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument… [+5050 chars]
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