Following its launch last month, the James Webb Space Telescope now faces another crucial step ahead of its work to explore deep space.
It’s been a low-key week for the James Webb Space Telescope. Having successfully deployed its enormous sunshield earlier this month, followed a short while later by its golden primary mirror, the most advanced space telescope ever built has been quietly zipping through space toward its destination orbit almost a million miles from Earth.
Webb is now gearing up for its next crucial step: A crucial burn to insert it into the L2 orbit, currently set for Monday, January 24.“Our orbital burn is now targeted for Monday afternoon to give our team time for the multiple hours of preparation required,” the message said. Before Webb can begin its work exploring deep space, the team has to work on aligning the telescope’s optics and calibrating the scientific instruments, a process expected to take about five months.
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