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Reflecting on Webb’s Mirrors

August 22, 2011

The James Webb Space Telescope is a reflecting telescope, which means it relies on mirrors to capture the light it uses to make images. At Tinsley Laboratories in California, “Behind the Webb” examines how the JWST’s multiple mirrors are taking shape and being tested. credit: NASA