Issue with rocket could delay the launch of James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope might be nearly ready, but an issue with its launch vehicle could see the launch delayed from its October date.
Watch NASA open Webb Space Telescope’s mirror one last time before launch
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope open its beautiful main mirror one last time before it embarks on its highly anticipated mission.
James Webb telescope packs away its massive sunshield to ready for launch
The massive sunshield of NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope has been folded away for the last time before its launch.
Here’s what the James Webb Space Telescope will study in its first year
James Webb will investigate how stars are formed, research bodies within our solar system, and even search for the earliest galaxies in the universe.
How James Webb will peer through a dusty cloud to study supermassive black hole
NASA has shared a glimpse into the work the James Webb telescope will perform in a profile of research to be conducted on the nearby galaxy Centaurus A.
Hubble successor James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for launch
NASA's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, is inching closer to its launch date.
James Webb Space Telescope unfolds its tennis-court-sized sunshield
NASA's next-generation telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, unfolded its sunshield in a series of tensioning tests in preparation for launch next year.
How the James Webb Space Telescope will look for life around dead stars
When the James Webb telescope launches, it may be able to find indications of life beyond our planet -- even on planets orbiting dead stars called white dwarfs.
James Webb Space Telescope powers on its instruments in Ground Segment Test
NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope has reached a milestone with the completion of the Ground Segment Test.
James Webb Space Telescope hit by another launch delay
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed by seven months due to the pandemic and other issues, with a new launch date set for October 2021.
NASA’s massive James Webb telescope is folded down to launch size for first time
NASA'S James Webb Space Telescope has been folded down and stowed into the configuration that will be used for its launch, currently scheduled for next year.
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope deploy its massive origami mirror
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has passed an important test by deploying its huge mirror into the configuration it will use once it's launched into space.
NASA suspends work on the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA is suspending work on its troubled James Webb Space Telescope due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope faces a new challenge: Time
NASA's James Webb Space Telescopes is unlikely to meet its launch date later this year, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. The report, titled 'James Webb Space Telescope: Technical Challenges Have Caused Schedule Strain and May Increase Costs,' details the status of the troubled telescope.
New oxygen detection method may help space telescope spot extraterrestrial life
Want to maximize your shot of finding extraterrestrial life out there in the universe? A good way to start is to look for the presence of life-aiding oxygen on exoplanets. This new technique, for use in the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope, could help with that mission.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope deploys its tennis court-sized sunshield in test
NASA's troubled James Webb Space Telescope is coming closer to completion, having recently passed the important test of deploying its massive five-layered sunshield. The sunshield is the size of a tennis court and is necessary to protect the telescope's delicate machinery from the heat of the sun.
James Webb telescope undergoes vacuum testing, finally moving toward launch
The long-delayed James Webb telescope is moving toward completion. The telescope passed a round of testing ahead of its planned launch in 2021. The spacecraft which will launch the telescope into space went through vacuum testing, in which the craft is exposed to a simulation of the space environment.
See 265,000 galaxies in the epic Hubble Legacy Field mosaic
A stunning image shows an incredible 265,000 galaxies, stretching back to the early universe at 500 million years after the Big Bang. It is a mosaic of different images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope as part of its deep-field surveys, arranged into a giant overview called the Hubble Legacy Field.
NASA to launch SPHEREx mission to investigate the origins of our universe
NASA is launching an ambitious mission to map the entire sky in order to understand the origins of the universe. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission will launch in 2023 and is planned to last for two years.
NASA (again) delays launch of the world’s most powerful telescope
NASA has once again delayed the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope -- the largest and most expensive space telescope in history. The new target launch is March 2021, and the cost of the project has ballooned to $9.6 billion.
Two decades in the making: NASA completes most powerful space telescope
The largest and most expensive space telescope in history is finally complete, NASA announced last week, as the 20-year construction project came to an end.
Spitzer telescope lasted longer than expected, but its mission isn't done yet
More than a decade after its launch, the Spitzer Space Telescope still captures and transmits beautiful data about the cosmos.
After years of delays, the James Webb Space Telescope will officially launch in 2018
Originally conceived in 1996, the Hubble-succeeding James Webb Space Telescope will officially launch into low Earth orbit in October of 2018.
