Giant Gold Space Telescope Mirror To See Hidden Stars | Video

710 views · Published 27 July 2012 · 3:49 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology

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The James Webb Space Telescope will observe the universe in the infrared. The best reflector of this type of light is gold. FInd out exactly how much gold is necessary to coat the 21 feet of mirror and how they apply it.

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