Science News From the James Webb Space Telescope
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The latest science news and announcements covering the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission.
James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at …
WEB4 days ago · The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image. ... And if you have a news tip ...
Webb Telescope Latest News - Science@NASA
WEBPeering deeply into the cosmos, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current age.
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300 light-years from the Milky …
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope's First Images of Unseen Universe
WEBJul 12, 2022 · The first images and spectroscopic data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. Webb’s first images and spectra, including downloadable files, can be found at https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images .
Cheers! NASA's Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for …
WEBMar 13, 2024 · The James Webb Space Telescope is the world's premier space science observatory. Webb is solving mysteries in our solar system, looking beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. Webb is an international program …
NASA’s Webb Telescope Launches to See First Galaxies, Distant …
WEBDec 25, 2021 · The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.
NASA’s Webb In Full Focus, Ready for Instrument Commissioning
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Webb Telescope Completes Alignment Phase Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Though telescope alignment is complete, some telescope calibration activities remain: As part of scientific instrument commissioning, the telescope will be commanded to point to different areas in the sky where the total amount of solar radiation hitting the observatory will vary to confirm thermal stability ...
Webb Team Brings 18 Dots of Starlight Into Hexagonal Formation
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · Engineers have completed the first stage in this process, called “Segment Image Identification.”. The resulting image shows that the team has moved each of Webb’s 18 primary mirror segments to bring 18 unfocused copies of a single star into a planned hexagonal formation. This image mosaic (top), which shows 18 …
James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Blogs
WEBNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is delivering on its promise to explore the farthest reaches of the universe, looking back to a time when galaxies were just beginning to form. Scientists have been eagerly waiting to use this complex observatory to understand details that have been out of reach.