James Webb’s sunshield extended to its full 47-foot width
The James Webb Space Telescope is deploying its tennis court-sized sunshield — a complex operation of many steps which began earlier this week.
Check out these jaw-dropping space images from 2021
To celebrate what’s been an extraordinary year in space exploration, we’ve picked out some of the most striking images released by NASA over the last 12 months.
NASA’s top skywatching tips for January include a meteor shower
NASA is back with some top tips on what to look out for in the night sky during January — clear skies permitting, of course!
NASA just dropped an exciting update about the Webb space telescope
As the James Webb Space Telescope continues to gradually deploy, NASA has dropped some exciting news about the longevity of the mission.
NASA declares first part of Webb sunshield deployment a success
NASA has confirmed the success of the first two steps in deploying the enormous sunshield of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Watch the story so far of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been incredibly busy exploring the surface of Mars since its arrival in February. A new video tells the story so far.
James Webb Space Telescope to begin crucial deployment step on Tuesday
As of Monday, the James Webb Space Telescope is a quarter of the way to its destination orbit. But there are still lots of things that have to go right.
Webb space telescope has launched, but trickiest bit yet to come
The James Webb Space Telescope launched to great fanfare on Christmas Day, but before it can get to work it has to complete some challenging maneuvers.
NASA is launching a mission to weird metal asteroid Psyche next year
NASA has revealed more about its plans to visit the strange metal asteroid Psyche, as part of a mission launching next year.
NASA’s anti-asteroid DART mission sends back its first images
NASA’s DART spacecraft which is on its way to crash into an asteroid has sent back its first images, confirming that its camera is operating well.