NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Completes Alignment in Huge Milestone

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Alignment in Huge Milestone

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Scientists who are working on NASA’s James Webb Telescope have reached an important milestone. The telescope’s huge mirrors are now perfectly aligned.

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) completed the deployment of its set of 18 mirrors in January

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According to the scientists, the telescope’s optical performance continues to exceed even their most optimistic forecasts.

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