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JWST's gold-coated mirrors (click to enlarge)
Gold-coated for optimized collection of infrared light, JWST's 18 hexagonal mirror segments each weigh around 20 kilos. Together, they will make up the largest mirror ever launched into space, for what will become the most powerful space telescope yet. Photo: NASA/Chris Gunn.
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