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Microscopic technology for James Webb Space Telescope

Submit on Saturday, January 27th, 2007 06:16

NASA engineers and scientists building the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have created a new telescope technology called “microshutters.” Microshutters are tiny doorways the width of a few hairs that will allow the telescope to view the most distant stars and galaxies humans have ever seen.

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