Absolutely amazing!
The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
“Since we could observe the sparkles across a range of wavelengths, we could model them and better understand their physical properties — like how old they are and how many stars they contain. We hope the knowledge that globular clusters can be observed from such great distances with JWST will spur further science and searches for similar objects,” said Kartheik G. Iyer, a co-lead author of the new study and post-doctoral researcher at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Alabama was important in the telescope’s construction and testing. Its hexagonal mirrors were polished by Axysys in Cullman after being tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, and the micro-thin, kite-shaped screens that protect it from the sun were made at Nexolve in Cummings Research Park.
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