NASA drops update for James Webb Telescope and its coming completion
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The extremely sensitive and highly developed equipment on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are getting close to being calibrated.
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NASA has updated the public on the status of the development of its next-generation satellite telescope via its blog
One of the four main scientific instruments on board the observatory is called the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument (NIRISS)
NASA engineers have given the instrument's testing of its final "mode," the Single Object Slitless Spectroscopy (SOSS) capability, the thumbs-up for science operations.
According to the space agency, the SOSS mode is a specially made prism that splits cosmic light into three distinct rainbows after it has been absorbed.
The observatory will be able to record more than 2,000 infrared colours in a single observation, enabling scientists to focus on planets and look for specific compounds in their atmospheres
According to NASA, the SOSS mode's primary function will be to observe exoplanets and ascertain their atmospheres.
The findings of the post-launch testing for the NIRISS modes, according to NIRISS principle investigator Rene Doyon, were better than expected.
In particular, Doyon claims that there is much excitement over the conclusion of Canada's "two-decade odyssey of commitment to the mission."
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