NASA’s New Space Telescope Sees 1st Starlight, Takes Selfie

A “selfie” created using a specialized pupil imaging lens inside of the NIRCam instrument that was designed to take images of the primary mirror segments instead of images of space. NASA via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.

All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1.5 months into the mission, officials said Friday.