MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument)

Dust Rings in the Wolf-Rayet 140 System

The two stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 produce shells of dust every eight years that look like rings, as seen in…

MIRI Cryocooler Packing

This image shows the cooling device for the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, one of the James Webb Space Telescope's four…

Inspecting the MIRI Cryocooler

Technicians inspect the cooler for the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, part of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb Instrument Inside Test Chamber

The Mid-Infrared Instrument, a component of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, underwent testing inside the thermal space test chamber at…

Webb Instrument Undergoes Alignment Testing

The Mid-Infrared Instrument, a component of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, underwent alignment testing at the Science and Technology Facilities…

Shake, Rattle and Roll: James Webb Telescope Components Pass Tests

Mike Ressler (right) and Kalyani Sukhatme of NASA's JPL pose in the clean room with a model component, called a…

Shake, Rattle and Roll: James Webb Telescope Components Pass Tests

This image shows a model of one of three detectors for the Mid-Infrared Instrument on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.