James Webb Space Telescope
Weekly Space Hangout – Feb. 12, 2016: Amy Shira Teitel
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Amy Shira Teitel, Author of "Breaking the Chains of Gravity" that was released in…
All Primary Mirrors Fully Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - All 18 of the primary mirrors have been fully installed onto the flight…
James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Installation Reaches Halfway Point
As history closes in on 2015, assembly of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reached a historic milestone as the…
First Mirror Installed on NASA’s Webb Telescope, Final Assembly Phase Starts
After years of construction, the first of 18 primary flight mirrors has been installed onto NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
NASA Webb Telescope Construction Leaps Forward with Delivery of Mirror Holding Backbone Flight Structure
View showing actual flight structure of mirror backplane unit for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that holds 18 segment…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 386: Orbiting Observers
The atmosphere keeps us alive and breathing, but it really sucks for astronomy. Fortunately, humanity has built and launched space…
- Astronauts
- Charles Bolden
- CST-100
- Dragon
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Kennedy Space Center
- Mars
- Moon
- NASA
- Orion
Obama Administration Proposes $18.5 Billion Budget for NASA – Bolden
The Obama Administration today (Feb. 2) proposed a NASA budget allocation of $18.5 Billion for the new Fiscal Year 2016,…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan 9, 2015: Andy Weir of “The Martian”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Andy Weir , author of "The Martian" Andy was first hired as a programmer…
Here’s How You Can Help With Searching Out Planet Nurseries Beyond The Solar System
With a big universe around us, where the heck do you point your telescope when looking for planets? Bigger observatories…
Exoplanet-Hunting TESS Satellite to be Launched by SpaceX
The search for exoplanets is heating up, thanks to the deployment of space telescopes like Kepler and the development of…