NASA chief looks forward to Webb telescope’s first images
NASA is preparing to unveil the first high-res images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, and its latest comments suggest they’ll be something special.
James Webb Space Telescope struck by micrometeoroid
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently suffered a micrometeoroid strike by a particle larger than any that the team had modeled for.
The first images from James Webb will be released in July
NASA has announced the date when the first full color images from the new James Webb Space Telescope will be released.
James Webb Telescope eyes exoplanet with oceans of lava
The James Webb Space Telescope team has identified a couple of exoplanets it wants to explore, including one featuring oceans of lava.
James Webb will investigate targets in our cosmic backyard
Included in the objects James Webb will be studying, as well as distant galaxies and far-off stars, are targets right here in our own solar system,
All of the modes James Webb instruments will use to study the universe
With the James Webb Space Telescope fully aligned, NASA has shared an update about the 17 different modes that will be possible using Webb’s four instruments,
How engineers will calibrate James Webb’s 4 instruments
With its mirrors and instruments all fully aligned, Webb is undertaking the next big step in getting ready for science: Commissioning the instruments.
James Webb Space Telescope to feature on new U.S. stamps
A new stamp celebrating the most powerful space telescope ever built will be issued by the United States Postal Service later this year.
James Webb Space Telescope fully aligned and capturing crisp images
NASA has shared an image showing the sharpness check of all of Webb’s instruments, showing that they are all crisp and properly focused.
James Webb’s mirrors are almost but not quite cooled
With James Webb’s MIRI instrument now cooled to its operating temperature, the telescope is approaching its final temperature as it mirrors cool as well.