Technical Glitch in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope has been continuously providing extra-ordinary view of the cosmos.

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But recently, team of experts at ESA informed that the space telescope is facing some technical glitch.

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The space telescope is experiencing “increased friction” during setup processes since August 24.

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Because of this James Webb team has taken necessary steps to fix the issue.

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The Space Telescope team has paused the observation in one mode till they get further insights.

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That mode is Medium-Range Spectroscopy (MRS) mode.

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The three other modes of observation — imaging, low-resolution spectroscopy and coronagraphy — are working perfectly fine.

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