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James Webb telescope’s coldest instrument reaches operating temperature by dnetesn

In this illustration, the multilayered sunshield on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope stretches out beneath the observatory’s honeycomb mirror. The sunshield is the first step in cooling down Webb’s infrared instruments, but the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) requires additional help to reach its operating temperature. Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will…

ByHackTechApril 14, 20220Comments

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