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James Webb Space Telescope Hot Side

James Webb Telescope seen from its right (or starboard) side. This view shows part of the bottom of the telescope’s multi-layered sunshield, its primary mirror from an angle, and its mirror support struts.

This illustration of the Webb telescope captures the telescope's "hot side" beneath the sunshield, where Webb's ambient-temperature equipment, like its solar panel, antennae, computer, gyroscopes, and navigational jets are kept.

  • Release Date
    April 27, 2015
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    Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Northrop Grumman

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Aug 28, 2025
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Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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laura.e.betz@nasa.gov

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NASA, ESA, CSA, Northrop Grumman

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