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NASA Webb Telescope Resumes Rigorous Vibration Qualification Tests
Engineers have resumed a series of critical and rigorous vibration qualification tests on NASA’s mammoth James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
NASA Webb Telescope Structure is Sound After Vibration Testing Detects Anomaly
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now deemed “sound” and apparently unscathed,…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 23, 2016: Mathew Anderson’s “Our Cosmic Story”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Mathew Anderson is the author of "Our Cosmic Story" available on Amazon in January,…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 4, 2016: Mars and Where to Land on it with Dr. Matt Golombek
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Matt Golombek, Senior Research Scientist at the JPL; Mars Exploration Rover Project Scientist;…
Weekly Space Hangout – October 7, 2016: James Webb: Standing on the Shoulders of Hubble
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Paul Geithner, Deputy Project Manager - Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
Webb Telescope Gets its Science Instruments Installed
The package of powerful science instruments at the heart of NASA’s mammoth James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have been successfully…
Unveiled Webb Telescope Mirrors Mesmerize in ‘Golden’ Glory
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - It’s Mesmerizing ! That’s the overwhelming feeling expressed among the fortunate few setting…
James Webb Space Telescope Takes The Gloves Off
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) isn't even operational yet, and already its gleaming golden mirror has reached iconic status.…
Time-lapse Video Documents Assembly of Webb Telescope Primary Mirror
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - A time-lapse video newly released by NASA documents the painstakingly complex assembly of…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 403: Funding Big Science: from Alma to LIGO to TMT
How much of a challenge is it to get funding for large projects like LIGO? Fraser and Pamela discuss the…