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• Super-Tough Sunshield to Fly on the James Webb Space Telescope

  Imagine sunglasses that can withstand the severe cold and heat of space, a barrage of radiation and high-speed impacts from small space debris. They don't exist, but Northrop Grumman engineers have created a Sunshield for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope that can withstand all of those elements. The space telescope needs a Sunshield to block heat from the sun so its cameras and instruments can operate properly a million miles from the Earth, when it launches in 2014. For more information...

• The James Webb Space Telescope Delights the Public at the Old Port of Montreal

  An enormous life-sized model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) attracted many curious visitors at Place des Vestiges in the Old Port of Montreal, where it was on display during the "Meet Hubble's Heir" event.
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