It’s Been Three Months in Deep Space, and Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument is Still Cooling Down

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It’s Been Three Months in Deep Space, and Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument is Still Cooling Down #653439 Fri 08 Apr 2022 08:56:PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster OP Launch Director
OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	The James Webb Space Telescope continues to cool down out at its location at Lagrange Point 2, about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Since JWST is an infrared telescope, it needs to operate at extremely low temperatures, less than 40 K (-223 degrees Celsius, -369.4 degrees Fahrenheit). But one instrument needs to be even colder. … Continue reading "It’s Been Three Months in Deep Space, and Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument is Still Cooling Down" The post It’s Been Three Months in Deep Space, and Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument is Still Cooling Down appeared first on Universe Today. Source: It’s Been Three Months in Deep Space, and Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument is Still Cooling Down