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Thursday, February 8
Hubble's replacement one step closer
Engineers have completed the 18 hexagonal mirror elements for NASA's James Webb telescope, the replacement for HST. Together the mirror segments will form a 6.6m diameter mirror, much larger than Hubble's single 2.4m mirror. More details at this BBC News story.
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Hubble,
James Webb telescope,
NASA
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