Channel: European Space Agency, ESA

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: This comparison between @NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Array Camera and Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument shows a part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. A small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way providing a dense star field to test Webb’s performance. Background content credits: Spitzer: NASA / @NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - @caltech MIRI: NASA/ ESA / @Canadian Space Agency / STScI Webb telescope deployment animation: ESA/ATG medialab Webb MIRI imaging-mode animation: ESA/ATG medialab ★ Subscribe: bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedIn On Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterest On Flickr: bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out esa.int to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #Webb #WebbSeesFarther