James Webb Space Telescope

Overview

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest space observatory, observing the infrared universe from the Sun–Earth L2 point.

Instruments

• NIRCamNear-infrared camera
• MIRIMid-infrared instrument
• NIRSpecNear-infrared spectrograph
• NIRISSNear-infrared imager and spectrograph

Observing bands

Major discoveries

• ★Detection of the earliest known galaxies
• ★Detailed exoplanet atmospheric spectra

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNASA
• Operated byESA
• Operated byCanadian Space Agency (CSA)
• StudiesEagle Nebula
• StudiesOrion Nebula
• Launched byAriane 5
• Launched fromGuiana Space Centre
• Carries instrumentNIRCam
• Carries instrumentMIRI
• Carries instrumentNIRSpec
• Operated bySpace Telescope Science Institute
• ObservesNear-infrared
• ObservesInfrared
• Has instrumentNIRISS
• DiscoveredCWISEP J193518.59-154620.3 b
• DiscoveredTWA 7 b
• DiscoveredWISE J033605.05-014350.4 b
• Related toJWST's First Science Images
• DiscoveredJWST's First Science Images
• MeasuresCosmic Dawn & the First Stars
• MeasuresReionization
• CapturedWebb's First Deep Field (SMACS 0723)
• CapturedCosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula
• CapturedThe Southern Ring Nebula
• CapturedStephan's Quintet
• CapturedJupiter (James Webb Space Telescope)
• Tracked byDeep Space Network (DSN)
• Associated withLaunch of the James Webb Space Telescope
• Associated withMAST
• Associated withASDF

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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