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Pillars of creation : how the James Webb Telescope unlocked the secrets of the cosmos Cover Image Book

Pillars of creation : how the James Webb Telescope unlocked the secrets of the cosmos / Richard Panek.

Panek, Richard (author).

Summary:

"The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes--and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs its miracles of science, and what its revolutionary images are revealing." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316570695
  • ISBN: 0316570699
  • Physical Description: xv, 238 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Vision -- Mission -- First horizon: close to home -- Second horizon: close to homes? -- Third horizon: across the universe -- Final horizon: in the beginning.

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Subject:
James Webb Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Space telescopes.
Space astronomy > History.
Space astronomy > Instruments.
Orbital astronomical observatories.
Outer space > Exploration.
Genre:
Informational works.

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