The James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from commencing its gathering of scientific data in earnest—already, the high-flying observatory has discovered a handful of distant galaxies while it was merely being calibrated—a mission that will allow astronomers to peer far deeper into the universe than ever before. But anotherread more
Having completed alignment of its primary mirror array, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured sharp test images that exceeded the expectations of the spacecraft’s designers. Although the initial test image taken was of an extremely faint star that is otherwise unremarkable, that image also revealed the existence of dozens of distantread more
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully reached its orbital position nearly one million miles from Earth, following the weeks-long delicate and complicated procedure required to unfold the spacecraft into its proper operating configuration. With an ability to see deeper into the infrared and sporting a primary mirror with moreread more