James Webb Space Telescope
Webb turns those 18 separate star images into a single unified star. Next comes even better focus.
It’s coming together! Engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope have now completed two more phases of the seven-step, three-month-long…
Here’s Exactly how Engineers Are Aligning JWST’s Segmented Mirrors
Engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope are in the midst of an intricate, three-month-long process of aligning the telescope’s…
Webb is Cool, but it Still Needs to get Cooler
Cooling things down in space is trickier than it might sound. But that is exactly the process the James Webb…
James Webb’s First Pictures are Out! But it’s a Work in Progress
Scientists from the James Webb Space Telescope shared the first images from space taken by the new telescope. Since the…
Want to Know What James Webb Looks Like in Powerful Earth Telescopes? Prepare to be Underwhelmed
The Virtual Telescope Project recently provided images of the James Webb Space Telescope in the night sky.
Webb’s Mirror Now Fully Unfolded. Prepare to Witness the Power of This Unprecedented Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror is now fully unfolded, which successfully completes the mission's major deployments. The starboard…
Here’s Why Webb Doesn’t Have Cameras on Board to Livestream its Deployment
As the James Webb Space Telescope unfolds and makes its way to its final destination in space, NASA and ESA…
JWST Deploys its Secondary Mirror. It’s a Real Telescope Now
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a telescope. The secondary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope was successfully deployed in…
Success! Webb Sunshield Now Fully Deployed
If you felt a little more tension – and perhaps more goosebumps -- in the Universe today, it’s probably because…
JWST Just Deployed a Sail That Lets it Stop Getting Pushed Around by the Sun’s Radiation.
The James Webb just deployed another important instrument - the aft momentum flap - that will keep the telescope steady…