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Webb’s Instrument Wavelength Coverage

Webb's four science instruments are represented by labeled gold bars on a simple graph.

Webb's four science instruments are sensitive to a range of red and infrared wavelengths. NIRCam, NIRSpec, and NIRISS all observe visible red to near-infrared light, while MIRI observes longer-wavelength mid-infrared light.

  • Release Date
    May 31, 2018
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    Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

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Last Updated
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, STScI