Quick 'cool' facts about NASA's Webb Telescope on video

Friday, April 1, 2011 - 13:01 in Astronomy & Space

Interested in learning some quick facts about NASA's next-generation space telescope? NASA has created a short video to show you just how literally "cool" the James Webb Space Telescope really is. For one thing, Webb's infrared detectors will be cryogenically cooled to roughly –370F (-224C)!

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