The James Webb Space Telescope is not just a remarkable feat of engineering; it’s a beautiful one too. Take its 18 hexagonal mirrors made from gold-plated beryllium, which inspired YouTube’s Cellar ...

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When it comes to telescopes and how powerful they are for looking deep into the cosmos, there are lots of factors to consider. Such as the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum the telescope operate ...

'It could make lightweight mirrors that are 15 or 20 meters in diameter a reality.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A scientist ...

In May 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) encountered a problem. The giant observatory, perched 1 million miles from Earth, has a honeycomb-like configuration of mirror panels to see the ...

Inside a massive clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Maryland the James Webb Space Telescope team is steadily installing the largest space telescope mirror ever Unlike other space ...

It takes two unique types of mirrors working together to see farther back in time and space than ever before, and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have just received one of each type.

The 18th and final primary mirror segment is installed on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope ever launched. The final mirror installation Wednesday at NASA’s Goddard Space ...