James Webb Space Telescope reaches another milestone as mirror alignment continues

The James Webb Space Telescope has reached another milestone on its path to becoming a fully-operational observatory. NASA has announced that the Webb team has 'successfully worked through the second and third out of seven total phases of mirror alignment.' The team will now commence making smaller adjustments to the positions of Webb's 18 primary mirror segments. The news comes only a few weeks after NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope saw its first star using all of its primary ...