Considering our luck so far, let's just hope any coronal mass ejections that come our way don't slither past us and do it any harm. I'm sure they've already thought of that though.
Why did I read AZ as Arizona and not Absolute Zero?I'm probably going to answer my own question here but I thought we were long past needing near AZ temps to get good signal/noise response. Of course with the cosmic background only being about 5F above AZ, the signals probably clean up much, much, much more nicely.
I'm probably going to answer my own question here but I thought we were long past needing near AZ temps to get good signal/noise response. Of course with the cosmic background only being about 5F above AZ, the signals probably clean up much, much, much more nicely.
First Images From NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Coming SoonNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022.
That should be about the time some of my tomatoes become red enough, pickable and edible. The fruits of our labors...
So a double shot of huge milestones in scienceThat should be about the time some of my tomatoes become red enough, pickable and edible. The fruits of our labors...
That should be about the time some of my tomatoes become red enough, pickable and edible. The fruits of our labors...
I am quite sure that the fruits of the James Webb Telescope are going to generate shall I say infinitely more excitement than my tomatoes ever could. Hopefully heady days coming.perhaps NASA will discover the tomato planet
red, bulgy, slightly squished at the poles, and delicious
perhaps NASA will discover the tomato planet
red, bulgy, slightly squished at the poles, and delicious
meh.. making a mountain of a molehill.The James Web Space Telescope Has Been Hit By A Meteoroid
The James Webb telescope, a sensational masterpiece ever built by NASA, with a value of $10 billion, has recently been hit by a meteoroid in an unfortwonderfulengineering.com
I already watched news story on it yesterday, so didn’t read the article posted above. But since it’s a mirror on the edge, won’t affect the complete image. Yes this is the largest impact, but this is the 5th impact so farwelp, it was good while it lasted
this is the decade of terrible things
everything that can go wrong, will go wrong
wake me up when it's 2030
The James Web Space Telescope Has Been Hit By A Meteoroid
The James Webb telescope, a sensational masterpiece ever built by NASA, with a value of $10 billion, has recently been hit by a meteoroid in an unfortwonderfulengineering.com
There we go with the (how many times do you hear this every day?) "little bit" modifier. Dang!But the good news is that it is not going to affect the performance parameters of the telescope. However, there is a little bit of a conspicuous impact on the data.
$10B?Webb: Engineered to Endure Micrometeoroid Impacts
How Hardy Is Webb? A Q&A About the Toughness of NASA’s Webb Telescope
They did try to plan & test for small meteoroid strikes. They said this particular one was just a bit bigger than they could test for. They're not planning any delays though as of now.
JWST would be insanely large if designed like Hubble. And no wait to launch it from the surface. Would have to be assembled in space.When I first saw the design I was kind of surprised they went with everything exposed so much. But guess even if they end up with a bunch of small dents in the mirror they can correct for that in post. I'm sure they were not expecting to get hit by stuff so soon though...
Maybe because the testing process for each is very complex and expensive. And they figured that the chance they would need the 2nd before a superior telescope could be developed, tested and deployed did not warrant the expense of producing that backup.$10B?
hmm.. the actual cost of building it is probably a fraction of that $10B. the rest of the cost is research and development.
why didnt they build a 2nd telescope for cost efficiency?
like the Navy builds at least 2 ships of it's class.
or the airforce builds at least 2 prototypes of it's new planes.
ie: 2 telescopes for total cost of $12B, or $6B each
Actual building cost after you figure it all out is probably the little.$10B?
hmm.. the actual cost of building it is probably a fraction of that $10B. the rest of the cost is research and development.
But the 2nd may fare no better than the first.This discussion reminded me of thisView attachment 62971
The James Web Space Telescope Has Been Hit By A Meteoroid
The James Webb telescope, a sensational masterpiece ever built by NASA, with a value of $10 billion, has recently been hit by a meteoroid in an unfortwonderfulengineering.com
The first rule of the robot overlords is you don't talk about the robot overlords, meat sack.?
what is this source? It was written by robots. I mean, just read that claptrap. No one is reporting this. anyway, it also doesn't matter, apparently, according to this very same robot source that can't even put words together in the worst attempt to even pretend that it is disseminating news to humans.
I mean, jesus fucking christ: just read for 15 seconds, this link, before considering posting such balderhoohy.