We want to give you a quick update on the JWST. This origami infrared telescope is gearing up for science. According to a NASA update, the telescope has used an asteroid to make sure the telescope could track solar system objects, and now it is gearing up to include solar system targets in its first test science.
With targets ranging from Jupiter’s moon Europa to the distant planet Uranus, JWST will be able to use its large instruments to measure the chemistry of these objects in ways the standard small spacecraft just can’t. Hopefully, before the summer is out, we’ll see some of the science.
