Release Date: February 03, 2014 12:00AM (EST)

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The Webb telescope's Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument will be used to study star formation and the chemical composition of young, distant galaxies. The instrument breaks near-infrared light into its components for closer examination and analysis. But what makes NIRSpec even more special is its "multi-object" capability which enables it to look at as many as 100 objects at the same time.

*Correction to text on screen: At 1:52 in the video, the man in the bunny suit is Ralf Ehrenwinkler, NIRSpec Assembly, Integration and Test Lead at Airbus Defence and Space company.