NASA’s Webb telescope is an initial success — despite formidable odds

Nature·Jan 25

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The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination in orbit around the sun and its optics are working successfully after completing a risky unfolding process. Despite being hit by a micrometeoroid, the telescope sustained no major damage and its sunshield is now fully deployed. The telescope's success is not yet fully determined, with several critical moments still ahead that will determine its overall success or failure.

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