James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Amazing Instrument Overview
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What instruments are on JWST? - NASA built a new machine for science, the James Webb Space Telescope. It has 4 instruments, including the Near Infrared Camera, which looks back in time to study the formation of the earliest stars and galaxies.
The Near Infrared Spectrograph, or NIRSpec, will use a unique technology called a Micro Shutter Array to collect high-resolution data from up to 100 distant objects. The Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, will look at wavelengths of light that are a little longer than the other instruments will observe.
Webb's instrument suite includes the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless and Spectrograph, which will look for ancient light in the universe and information about planets around distant stars.
The Near Infrared Spectrograph, or NIRSpec, will use a unique technology called a Micro Shutter Array to collect high-resolution data from up to 100 distant objects. The Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, will look at wavelengths of light that are a little longer than the other instruments will observe.
Webb's instrument suite includes the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless and Spectrograph, which will look for ancient light in the universe and information about planets around distant stars.