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Seeking Infrared Light

Why is Webb an infrared telescope? Dr. Amber Straughn discusses how Webb will see the first galaxies that formed in the early universe.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Lead Producers: Sophia Roberts/Michael McClare

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Published 2019-08-29

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