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
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Technology Internet, European Space Agency, Telescope types, Telescopes, Optical telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb, Telescope, Mirror, Reflecting telescope, Optics, James Webb Space Telescope, Space exploration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Tinsley Laboratories, California
