Critical instrument on Webb Telescope reaches -266°C operating temperature - E&T Magazine


4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by E&T editorial staff

A key instrument on Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope that detects infrared light has fallen to its final operating temperature, just a few degrees above absolute zero.

A key instrument on Nasas James Webb Space Telescope that detects infrared light has fallen to its final operating temperature, just a few degrees above absolute zero. The Mid-Infrared Instrument (… [+2927 chars]

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