NASA FIXES MONTHS-LONG ISSUE WITH JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE

One of the James Webb Space Telescope's most important instruments had been offline for months

but thanks to some ingenuity at NASA, it's now been brought back to full functionality.

As the Space Telescope Science Institute wrote in a statement, the "supercold" Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) camera,

which lets astronomers see the universe from the wavelength of their choosing, went offline on August 24 after its grating wheel started to malfunction.

MIRI is the camera responsible for some of the most stunning Webb images.

Having it offline didn't make the telescope completely dysfunctional, but it was certainly missed.

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