NIRSpec

Overview

The near-infrared spectrograph on JWST, used to probe exoplanet atmospheres and early galaxies.

Spacecraft

Scientific instruments

• NIRCamNear-infrared imaging of the distant and early universe
• MIRIMid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy
• NIRSpecNear-infrared spectra of hundreds of objects at once

Knowledge connections

• Instrument onJames Webb Space Telescope
• ObservesNear-infrared
• Member of groupSpectrometer

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• ESAEuropean Space Agency

  European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.