Scientists in the flight control room were able to install the last part of the mirror, which is 6.5 meters high, in place, to complete the deployment process. James Webb Telescope space alien.
Thomas Zurbuchen, head of scientific expeditions at NASA "Very happy with that. What an amazing achievement, to see this beautiful figure in the sky now."
The Webb telescope, the most powerful of Hubble telescopeThe $10 billion project will scan the universe for light flowing from the first stars and galaxies that formed 13.7 billion years ago. To achieve this, NASA had to equip Webb with the largest and most sensitive mirror ever launched into space – "his golden eye", as scientists call it.
The Webb Telescope is so big that it had to be folded like origami to fit the rocket launched from South America two weeks ago.
The most dangerous operation took place earlier this week, when he published sun shield The size of a tennis court, it provides sub-zero shade for mirrors and infrared detectors.
Flight controllers in Baltimore began opening the main mirror on Friday, opening the table-style left side with drooping wings. Saturday’s mood of optimism filled the control room as the right side settled into place.
The mirror is made of berylliumIt is a lightweight, strong and cold-resistant metal. Each of its 18 parts is covered with a very thin layer of gold, reflecting infrared rays. And the hexagons, each the size of a coffee table, must be adjusted in the coming days and weeks so that they can focus on the stars, galaxies andnew worlds which may bear signs of life in the atmosphere.
Webb is expected to reach his destination, 1.6 million kilometers away, within another two weeks. And if all goes as planned, scientific note-taking will begin this summer. And hope Astronomy scientists In the study of 100 million years after the formation of the universe the great explosionbetter than Hubble.
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Scientists in the flight control room were able to install the last part of the mirror, which is 6.5 meters high, in place, to complete the deployment process. James Webb Telescope space alien.
Thomas Zurbuchen, head of scientific expeditions at NASA “Very happy about it. What an amazing achievement, to see this beautiful figure in the sky now.”
The Webb telescope, the most powerful of Hubble telescopeThe $10 billion project will scan the universe for light flowing from the first stars and galaxies that formed 13.7 billion years ago. To achieve this, NASA had to outfit Webb with the largest and most sensitive mirror ever launched into space – his “golden eye”, as scientists call it.
The Webb Telescope is so big that it had to be folded like origami to fit the rocket launched from South America two weeks ago.
The most dangerous operation took place earlier this week, when he published sun shield The size of a tennis court, it provides sub-zero shade for mirrors and infrared detectors.
Flight controllers in Baltimore began opening the main mirror on Friday, opening the table-style left side with drooping wings. Saturday’s mood of optimism filled the control room as the right side settled into place.
The mirror is made of berylliumIt is a lightweight, strong and cold-resistant metal. Each of its 18 parts is covered with a very thin layer of gold, reflecting infrared rays. And the hexagons, each the size of a coffee table, must be adjusted in the coming days and weeks so that they can focus on the stars, galaxies andnew worlds which may bear signs of life in the atmosphere.
Webb is expected to reach his destination, 1.6 million kilometers away, within another two weeks. And if all goes as planned, scientific note-taking will begin this summer. And hope Astronomy scientists In the study of 100 million years after the formation of the universe the great explosionbetter than Hubble.
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