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JWST

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

 

 

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), previously known as Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST), is a flagship-class space observatory under construction and scheduled to launch in October 2018.

The JWST will offer unprecedented resolution and sensitivity from long-wavelength (orange-red) visible light, through near-infrared to the mid-infrared (0.6 to 27 micrometers), and is a successor instrument to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope.

While Hubble has a 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) mirror, the JWST features a larger and segmented 6.5-meter (21 ft) diameter primary mirror and will be located near the EarthSun L2 point.

A large sunshield will keep its mirror and four science instruments below 50 K (-220 C; -370 F).

Blender 3D model available in: www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/james-jwst-3d-obj/1037594

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Uploaded on May 17, 2016