James Webb Telescope

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Question 1

In which primary portion of the electromagnetic spectrum was the James Webb Space Telescope designed to observe the universe?

Question 2

What precious element coats the 18 hexagonal primary mirror segments of JWST with an ultra-thin layer to maximize infrared reflectivity?

Question 3

At what stable gravitational equilibrium location roughly 1.5 million kilometers from Earth does the James Webb Space Telescope orbit?

Question 4

What lightweight, stiff metal was selected to manufacture the primary mirror substrates because it holds its shape at cryogenic temperatures?

Question 5

What polymer material coated with aluminum and doped silicon forms JWST's five-layer tennis-court-sized sunshield?

Question 6

On which holiday did the James Webb Space Telescope launch into space aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana?

Question 7

Which instrument on JWST features an active closed-cycle helium mechanical cryocooler to cool its detectors down to just 7 Kelvin?

Question 8

Which historic NASA Administrator, who led the agency during the buildup of the Apollo program from 1961 to 1968, is the telescope named after?

Question 9

What innovative micro-technology on the NIRSpec instrument contains roughly 250,000 tiny doors to observe hundreds of cosmic spectra simultaneously?

Question 10

In 2022, JWST made headlines by capturing the clear molecular fingerprint of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of which exoplanet?

In which primary portion of the electromagnetic spectrum was the James Webb Space Telescope designed to observe the universe?