The Biggest Space Telescope in the Universe
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
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The James Webb Space Telescope
Webb is the largest telescope that nassau has ever launched. It's designed to study infared light, also known as heat energy. Infa red light can reveal a hidden universe by giving us the ability to see past space dust and detecting objects that don't shine so brightly. Webb has a giant mirror which collects and concentrates all that infra red into the telescope. There's 18 small mirrors that come together to act as one big mirror. These 18 hexagonal mirrors are plated in gold and give web the look of a bee's honeycomb. O for giant space bees, which i'm sure we'll encounter.
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