Seventeen Modes to Discovery: Webb Space Telescope's Final Commissioning Activities - SciTechDaily

With the telescope optics and instruments aligned, the Webb team is now commissioning the observatory’s four powerful science instruments. There are 17 different instrument “modes” to check out on our way to getting ready for the start of science this summer.…

ByNASAs Goddard Space Flight CenterMay 14, 2022 NASAs James Webb Space Telescope is a true technological marvel. The largest and most complex space telescope ever built, Webb is able to gather light… [+10663 chars]

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