Space telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
Also known as JWST
ObservatoriesOperational6.5 m aperture
Imagery
By the Dozen: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors
Caption: One dozen (out of 18) flight mirror segments that make up the primary mirror on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have been installed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
2016
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest space observatory, observing the infrared universe from the Sun–Earth L2 point.
Instruments
Observing bands
Major discoveries
- ★Detection of the earliest known galaxies
- ★Detailed exoplanet atmospheric spectra
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNASA
- Operated byESA
- Operated byCanadian Space Agency (CSA)
- StudiesEagle Nebula
- StudiesOrion Nebula
- Launched byAriane 5
- Launched fromGuiana Space Centre
- Carries instrumentNIRCam
- Carries instrumentMIRI
- Carries instrumentNIRSpec
- Operated bySpace Telescope Science Institute
- ObservesNear-infrared
- ObservesInfrared
- Has instrumentNIRISS
- DiscoveredCWISEP J193518.59-154620.3 b
- DiscoveredTWA 7 b
- DiscoveredWISE J033605.05-014350.4 b
- Related toJWST's First Science Images
- DiscoveredJWST's First Science Images
- MeasuresCosmic Dawn & the First Stars
- MeasuresReionization
- CapturedWebb's First Deep Field (SMACS 0723)
- CapturedCosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula
- CapturedThe Southern Ring Nebula
- CapturedStephan's Quintet
- CapturedJupiter (James Webb Space Telescope)
- Tracked byDeep Space Network (DSN)
- Associated withLaunch of the James Webb Space Telescope
- Associated withMAST
- Associated withASDF
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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