quinta-feira, 16 de dezembro de 2010

CURVING MIRRORS IN SPACE? WEBB TELESCOPE ACTUATORS

Webb telescope's actuators: Curving mirrors in space




ScienceDaily (2010-12-13) -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a wonder of modern engineering. As the planned successor to the Hubble Space telescope, even the smallest of parts on this giant observatory will play a critical role in its performance. A new video takes viewers behind the Webb's mirrors to investigate "actuators," one component that will help Webb focus on some of the earliest objects in the universe. ... > read full article

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