How the James Webb Space Telescope Captures Infrared Light
In short: The James Webb Space Telescope uses infrared technology and extreme cooling to peer through cosmic dust and observe the earliest galaxies.
A 1:42 short film in the series “Space Frontiers”.
Sources used in this film: NASA, “Webb Innovations - NASA Science”; NASA, “The Cosmic Dust in Your Bones—NASA's Webb Telescope Will Investigate the Intertwined Origins of Dust and Life - NASA Science”; NASA, “Infrared Astronomy - NASA Science”; NASA, “Science Overview - NASA Science”; NASA Science, “Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) - NASA Science”; NASA Science, “Webb's Mirrors - NASA Science”; European Space Agency (ESA), “Test mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope - JWST - Science Portal”; NASA Science, “Cryocooler - NASA Science”; NASA, “Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature - NASA”; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, “Observing the First Galaxies with JWST”; NASA Science, “NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet - NASA Science”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA — Webb Innovations - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — The Cosmic Dust in Your Bones—NASA's Webb Telescope Will Investigate the Intertwined Origins of Dust and Life - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — Infrared Astronomy - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — Science Overview - NASA Science · View →
- NASA Science — Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) - NASA Science · View →
- NASA Science — Webb's Mirrors - NASA Science · View →
- European Space Agency (ESA) — Test mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope - JWST - Science Portal · View →
- NASA Science — Cryocooler - NASA Science · View →
- NASA — Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature - NASA · View →
- Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society — Observing the First Galaxies with JWST · View →
- NASA Science — NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet - NASA Science · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NASA: Webb Innovations - NASA Science
- Also: The Cosmic Dust in Your Bones—NASA's Webb Telescope Will Investigate the Intertwined Origins of Dust and Life - NASA Science
- Also: Infrared Astronomy - NASA Science
- Also: NASA: Science Overview - NASA Science
- Also: NASA Science: Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) - NASA Science
- Also: NASA Science: Webb's Mirrors - NASA Science
- Also: European Space Agency (ESA): Test mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope - JWST - Science Portal
- Also: Cryocooler - NASA Science
- Also: NASA: Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature - NASA
- Also: Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society: Observing the First Galaxies with JWST
- Also: NASA Science: NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet - NASA Science
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