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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The James Webb Space Telescope turns its sun shield towards our home star, protecting the optics from the glaring sunlight.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The James Webb Space Telescope observing the cosmos.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The main components of the James Webb Space Telescope.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The James Webb Space Telescope transits in front of the Milky Way.
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The James Webb Space Telescope and Herschel
This image shows the orbits of both the JWST and Herschel space telescopes. They will both orbit at the Earth-Sun L2 point.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
Artist's impression of James Webb Space Telescope, peering into a far away nebula.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
Artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope showing its primary mirror pointing into the cosmos.
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JWST OTIS set for testing in space simulation chamber
The combined Optical Telescope element / Integrated Science instrument module (OTIS) of the James Webb Space Telescope sits in front of the door to Chamber A, a giant thermal vacuum chamber located at...
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Comparison of Hubble and James Webb mirror
This illustration shows both the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and compares their respective mirrors. The main mirror of Hubble has a diameter of 2.4...
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Comparison of Hubble and James Webb mirror (annotated)
This illustration shows both the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and compares their respective mirrors. The main mirror of Hubble has a diameter of 2.4...
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The James Webb Space Telescope
In addition to looking at distant stars, galaxies and exoplanets, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope will investigate our Solar System.
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Cosmic timeline
Observatories continue to reach farther back in time to study the evolution of stars and galaxies. This illustration shows that the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced...
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The blue coloured solar panels of the JWST are attached to the main spacecraft bus, which contains the propulsion subsystem...essential for maintaining the telescope's orbit.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
3D rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope, showing the primary mirror and multi-layered sun shield.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The James Web Space Telescope displaying its primary mirror, sun shield, solar panels and spacecraft bus.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (artist's impression)
The James Webb Space Telescope turning its attention to a nebula.
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