James Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s Next Exoplanet Hunter Moves Into Development
NASA's ongoing hunt for exoplanets has entered a new phase as NASA officially confirmed that the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…
Moons of Confusion: Why Finding Extraterrestrial Life may be Harder than we Thought
Astronomers and planetary scientists thought they knew how to find evidence of life on planets beyond our Solar System. But,…
James Webb Space Telescope’s Pathfinder Mirror Backplane Arrives at NASA Goddard for Critical Assembly Testing
The central piece of the “pathfinder” backplane that will hold all the mirrors for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
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James Webb Space Telescope’s Giant Sunshield Test Unit Unfurled First Time
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - The huge Sunshield test unit for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been…
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The Search for Alien Life Could Get A Boost From NASA’s Next-Generation Rocket
In three years, NASA is planning to light the fuse on a huge rocket designed to bring humans further out…
Why Dying Stars Might be a Good Place to Look for Life
We’ve currently found 867 different exoplanets, but have yet to definitely determine if one of those harbors life. How will…
Watch the James Webb Telescope Being Built Via “Webb-cam”
Want to watch the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope come together? NASA has set up a webcam – in…
Build a NASA Satellite, Study the Universe Online
Thanks to a new online game from NASA, everyone can be an engineer or astronomer and build a satellite to…
Meet MIRI, Infrared Camera for Webb Telescope
Our friend Will Gater from the BBC's Sky At Night Magazine had the chance to get a behind-the-scenes tour of…
Rumors of Continued Soaring Life-Cycle Costs for Webb Telescope
[/caption] Under the threat of cancellation because of cost overruns, this is about the worst news the James Webb Space…