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    The James Webb Space Telescope is working as well as astronomers dreamed it would

    Picture perfect: Mission managers say the telescope's mirror segments have been aligned and have focused on single stars, a critical milestone, and the telescope is working flawlessly.
    by Nell Greenfieldboyce Mar 16, 2022 1 minute
    This image of a star was taken as part of the evaluation process as as the James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments were carefully aligned.

    A super-sharp image of a bright star — released by NASA — shows that the optics seem to be working perfectly on the James Webb Space Telescope.

    The $10 billion infrared telescope launched in December after decades

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