How to watch NASA reveal the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope
by Loren Grush from The Verge - All Posts on (#619FK)
Today and tomorrow, NASA is releasing the first full-color images taken by the agency's mighty James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful observatory ever sent into space. It's a major moment for the telescope, signaling the beginning of scientific operations for the mission that could fundamentally transform astrophysics and our understanding of the Universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, sports the largest mirror we've ever sent into space, spanning more than 21 feet across. Made out of gold-plated beryllium, the mirror is designed to gather infrared light - a type of light invisible to the human eye that can travel incredibly long distances across the Universe. Equipped with this impressive mirror, JWST...