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Graphic comparing sizes of the mirrors on the Hubble, Webb and Spitzer space telescopes. |
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Artist's concept of the James Webb Space Telescope with the Sun, Earth and Moon in the background. |
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Artist's concept of the James Webb Space Telescope against the background of the Fomalhaut protoplanetary system.
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Artist's concept of the James Webb Space Telescope (updated 2006 image showing straight-edged sunshield).
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Artist's concept of the James Webb Space Telescope (updated 2005 image showing six booms for sunshade deployment).
Credit: Courtesy of Brush Wellman & NASA |
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Full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Credit: Courtesy of Northrop Grumman Space Technology |
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Full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Credit: Courtesy of Northrop Grumman Space Technology |
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Beryllium mirror segment prototype, views of the back (left) and front (right).
Credit: Courtesy of Brush Wellman & NASA |
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JWST‘s first mirror segment, shown prior to shipment to Tinsley Laboratories for grinding, polishing and testing.
Credit: Courtesy of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. |
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Graphic showing the wavelengths perceived by the Hubble, Webb and Spitzer space telescopes. |
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The James Webb Space Telescope sunshield.
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Graphic showing the path light takes as it travels through the NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument.
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MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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NIRCam's (Near-Infrared Camera) light path.
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ISIM (Integrated Science Instruments Module) for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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NIRSpec's (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) microshutter assembly.
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NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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NIRSpec's (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) light path.
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Fine Guidance System Optical Assembly, showing both guider and tunable filter sides.
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Fine Guidance System-Guider.
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Fine Guidance System — Guider hardware view.
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Artist's concept of the L2 orbit into which the James Webb Space Telescope will be placed.
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Graphic comparing the orbit distance from Earth of the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. |
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Official JWST Mission Patch.
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