Why Do We Have to Wait Months for Webb to Do SCIENCE!

 Just a quick note.

Webb is on station, but we won't get science...or even pretty pictures until summer. Why?

Physics.

The sensitive instruments on the telescope had to be protected during the long flight...which meant they are quite warm. However, they are designed to work in the ultra-low temperatures of space.

And we can only cool them down *so* quickly. We can't even start the final alignment of the mirrors for a while.

So, that's why we all have to be patient a little bit longer for Pretty Pictures Of Deep Space <tm>,