Uh oh, There’s a Problem With one of Webb’s Science Instruments

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The James Webb Space Telescope: humanity's new favourite science instrument. Image Credit: NASA

James Webb is currently experiencing problems with its MIRI instrument. The problem is due to increased friction in one of MIRI’s mechanisms in the Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) mode. The observatory is otherwise healthy, but the team decided to stop observations using MRS mode until they find a solution.

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Largest JWST Image, First Private Interplanetary Mission, Space Bubbles VS Climate Change

Rocket Lab is launching the first-ever private mission to Venus. Europe is considering space-based solar power. A new method to detect exoplanets. More evidence about the Moon’s origins. Webb’s largest every image. All that and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites.

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