Sharmila is a Seattle-based science journalist. She found her love for astronomy in Carl Sagan's The Pale Blue Dot and has been hooked ever since. She holds an MA in Journalism from Northeastern University and has been a contributing writer for Astronomy Magazine since 2017. Follow her on Twitter at @skuthunur.
This artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space shows all its major elements fully deployed. The telescope was folded to fit into its launch vehicle, and then was slowly unfolded over the course of two weeks after launch.NASA's mighty James Webb Space Telescope, has no shortage of accomplishments to its credit. From its vantage point in space, roughly 1.
The software, Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, had to be tweaked and even updated with new features to simulate the coordinate systems of the JWST's 18 hexagonal mirrors, which together form the telescope's primary mirror. That mirror is not only the largest ever launched into space, but also one that deviates from the conventional space-mirror blueprint.
In May 2018, NASA convened a study to determine the usefulness of launching components of telescopes into space across multiple rockets and performing in-space assembly. The study teamthat telescopes conventionally built to accommodate the limits of a single rocket's launch capability, such as payload mass and volume constraints, become more expensive compared to a modular design, as the entire telescopes are often folded in complicated ways to fit into the rocket.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars (image)Rahul Rao is a graduate of New York University's SHERP and a freelance science writer, regularly covering physics, space, and infrastructure. His work has appeared in Gizmodo, Popular Science, Inverse, IEEE Spectrum, and Continuum. He enjoys riding trains for fun, and he has seen every surviving episode of Doctor Who.
Read more »
James Webb captures breathtaking view of the Crab NebulaJames Webb has captured new images of the Crab Nebula, which could help scientists uncover the supernova remnant's mysterious past.
Read more »
Jennifer Lopez Says She Feels 'More Beautiful' With Ben Affleck Than She Has With Anyone ElseThe J.Lo Beauty founder opens up about self-love in a new interview.
Read more »
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Why She Laughed After Finding Out She Had Breast CancerSix years after announcing her diagnosis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is reflecting on the shocking timing of learning she had breast cancer.
Read more »
Surf Dog Ricochet's owner Judy Fridono died just the way she dreamed she wouldJudy was living in pain and passed away in her sleep next to her therapy dog Cori.
Read more »
Ask Amy: I’m furious my friends didn’t take nut allergy seriouslyShould she let them know she's disappointed for how they treated a colleague?
Read more »