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that will allow the telescope to operate at the extremely cold temperatures necessary for Webb to function the way it was designed.
After the six-month commissioning process is complete—and the observatory is fully cooled, aligned, and calibrated— Webb’s revolutionary technology will study every phase of 13.5 billion years of cosmic history, from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe, andWondering how you can follow along as the world’s most powerful space telescope continues its journey? NASA has you covered.
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