NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

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Webb cools down

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Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) is now cooled to underneath 7 kelvins (-447 levels Fahrenheit (-266 levels Celsius) and so Webb’s devices are all at their working temperatures.

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Webb meets essential temperature milestone

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Because the instrument targets infrared gentle, which manifests as warmth, the instrument should stay underneath 7 levels Kelvin, which is equal to minus 447 levels Fahrenheit (minus 266 levels Celsius).

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Just one alignment left

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The remaining step requires that the observatory’s most heat-sensitive instrument, the mid-infrared instrument or MIRI cool even farther.

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Europe’s Gaia observatory spies James Webb Space Telescope (photograph)

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JWST

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WEBB TELESCOPE TO STUDY QUASARS, KUIPER BELT

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targets both near (in astronomical scales) and far that Webb will observe to better understand the universe.

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Swipe Up For More

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