"Guardian of Discovery: The Webb Space Telescope's Celestial Rings"

1 year ago

The "Webb's Rings" you're mentioning likely refers to the sunshield of the James Webb Space Telescope. This sunshield consists of five thin, specialized layers that work together to protect the telescope's sensitive instruments from the Sun's heat and light.

The sunshield's layers are made of a special material that can reflect and radiate away the Sun's energy while keeping the telescope's instruments at extremely cold temperatures. This is crucial because the telescope's observations require it to be very cold to detect the faint infrared light emitted by distant celestial objects.

Just like the rings of a planet, the sunshield's layers open up

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