How Scientists Created JWST's First Test Image
Clip: Season 49 Episode 10 | 4m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
A test image from the James Webb Space Telescope unexpectedly captured many galaxies.
A month after its launch, the next step for the James Webb Space Telescope was to align all 18 of its mirrors. Aligning the 18 mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope took extreme precision and allowed it to take its first image—a star amongst many galaxies.
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How Scientists Created JWST's First Test Image
Clip: Season 49 Episode 10 | 4m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
A month after its launch, the next step for the James Webb Space Telescope was to align all 18 of its mirrors. Aligning the 18 mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope took extreme precision and allowed it to take its first image—a star amongst many galaxies.
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Additional funding for this program is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the NOVA Science Trust with support from Anna and Neil Rasmussen and...