NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.
Bonus image! When it’s time to focus, sometimes you need to take a good look at yourself.
Starting last week, each mirror segment was pointed at a bright star 258 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
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