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May 10, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope enters ‘homestretch’ of commissioning with stunning image

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We’ve never seen a neighboring galaxy like this before.


The Large Magellanic Cloud is sharper than ever in the infrared eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.

As the $10 billion observatory enters the “homestretch” of its commissioning work, according to officials, Webb’s latest image showed off the telescope’s literally stellar performance using its coldest instrument, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).

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