NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first flight-ready mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope are prepared to undergo testing. David Higginbotham/NASA, MSFC
David Higginbotham/NASA, MSFC
NASA’s James Webb telescope has been wowing astronomers lately with stunning photos of some of the first stars in the universe — photos that capture light from more than 13 billion years ago.
But while the JWST flies through space, it’s done more for us here on Earth than show images of distant galaxies. The technology
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