A Golden Opportunity
- digital 3D
- 10.5 x 8.25 in
- Chris Bickel
On 25 December, NASA will launch the$10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The segmented mirror–coated with a thin layer of gold–will work in the infrared, looking back across the universe to gather the light of the first stars and galaxies. It will also bring into view the atmospheres of Earth-size exoplanets.
- Subject Matter: James Webb Space Telescope