James Webb Space Telescope’s Golden Mirror Unveiled For The First Time

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The primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA/Goddard

The next great space observatory is off to a shiny start. The protective covers on the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) primary mirror have finally been lifted.

Billed as the successor to the Hubble space telescope, JWST will afford us fascinating views of the universe when it is launched in October 2018. It has been in construction since almost the start of this century, with its finish date constantly postponed, but now it is closer than ever to being ready.