Mid-Infrared Instrument
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James Webb Space Telescope
This artist's concept shows NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will carry the Mid-Infrared Instrument for imaging stars and galaxies in the mid-infrared spectrum. Image credit: NASA
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Webb Instrument Undergoes Alignment Testing
The Mid-Infrared Instrument, a component of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, underwent alignment testing at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Space in Oxfordshire, England.
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Webb Instrument Inside Test Chamber
The Mid-Infrared Instrument, a component of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, underwent testing inside the thermal space test chamber at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Space in Oxfordshire, England.
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Mission Summary
Designed to play a key role in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, will image stars and galaxies in infrared light. Data from the instrument will contribute to investigations about the evolution of the universe and the search for the first-ever episode of star formation, or "first light."
The James Webb Space Telescope is under development and working toward a 2018 launch date.
