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UVA Astronomers among first projects on JWST

March 3, 2021

 

When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in October, it will be the world’s premier space science observatory. Its combination of high-resolution and infrared-detecting instruments is expected to provide astronomers with a wealth of detailed data – not only on individual stars in the local universe, but also an unprecedented level of detail of what’s happening at the cores of other galaxies. Continue reading here: https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-astronomers-new-space-telescope-co...

 

Photo: UVA astronomers Aaron Evans, left, and Nitya Kallivayalil are working on two of the first research projects selected by NASA for the James Webb Space Telescope. (Contributed photo of Evans; photo of Kallivayalil by Dan Addison, University Communications)

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