New video reveals NASA's Webb telescope is 'shaping up'
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield is shaping up and it's the shape and unique design that viewers of a new video will find interesting. A five-layer sunshield helps keep the infrared instruments aboard the Webb telescope as cold as possible by blocking out heat and light.