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James Webb Space Telescope Rear View

James Webb Telescope seen from the back (or stern). This view shows four thin gray layers of the telescope’s multi-layered sunshield from the top, the back of its primary mirror, and mirror support struts.
Webb's science instruments are housed behind the mirror, separated from the warm communications and control technology by the sunshield.
  • 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
Greenbelt, Maryland
laura.e.betz@nasa.gov

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NASA, ESA, CSA, Northrop Grumman

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