JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images are coming soon and scientists can't wait for us to see them.

We finally have hints of what the first operational images will be from NASA's brand-new deep-space observatory.

Join in for free Wednesday (June 29) as NASA celebrates the forthcoming end of commissioning for its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.

An exoplanet hunter and first-light detector on the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to do science, six months after the observatory launched to space.

Among the tasks scheduled for the James Webb Space Telescope's first year of work is teaming up with the Event Horizon Telescope to study Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of th

After half a year of commissioning in space, the James Webb Space Telescope will release its first science images in July. Here's how you can tune in to the historic event for free.

The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to start probing the cosmos. An astronomer on the team explains how they got Webb to this stage.

NASA says the $10 billion observatory checked out 7 of its 17 instrument modes for science operations.

The mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and producing incredibly sharp images, like this test image of a star. NASA/STScI via FlickrNASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They’ll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb – the largest space telescope ever built – begins collecting scientific data that will help answer questions about the earliest moments of the universe and allow astronomers to s

Europe's Comet Interceptor probe will lurk in space, waiting for a pristine interstellar comet to zoom by.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will search for signs of primeval black hole seeds using its NIRSpec instrument, in hopes of learning how most galaxies came to host a supermassive black hole at thei

Five impacts have been detected since launch, but Webb continues to operate better than expected.

NASA's next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has sustained its first noticeable micrometeoroid impact less than six months after launch, but the agency isn't too concerned.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are lining up – in that order – for the first time since December 2004.

A technique called 3D-DASH has enabled the largest near-infrared image of galaxies ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, revealing potential targets for the James Webb Space Telescope.

Science writer Natalie Wolchover has received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work at Quanta Magazine explaining the intricate story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

We now have a date for our first real images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Officials promise geology 'from 50 light-years away,' as they train the James Webb Space Telescope's high-precision spectrographs on two exoplanets.

“Oceans boil away, rocks begin to melt, and the clouds rain lava.”

The James Webb Space Telescope successfully watched a moving asteroid as the telescope inches toward the end of its commissioning period.

The early science work for the $10 billion telescope should start in the early summer.

The first showcase images from the $10 billion telescope will be unveiled in mid July, after instrument checkout is complete.

The first showcase images from the $10 billion telescope will be unveiled in mid July, after instrument checkout is complete.

NASA Space Telescope This combination of images provided by NASA on Monday, May 9, 2022, shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, seen by the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, left, and the new James Webb Space Telescope. The new telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday. (NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI via AP) (Uncredited)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday. The James Webb Space Telescope beamed back the latest test pictures of a neighboring satellite galaxy, and the results are stunning when compared with images taken by NASA’s previous infrared observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope. Positioned 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth, Webb is considered the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing.

NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday. The James Webb Space Telescope beamed back the latest test pictures of a neighboring satellite galaxy, and the results are stunning when compared with images taken by NASA’s previous infrared observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope. Each of the 18 mirror segments on the new telescope is bigger than the single one on Spitzer.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is sharper than ever in the infrared eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is entering the last stages of preparation before showing scientists an all-new view of the universe.

NASA will provide updates on imaging, thermal testing and more commissioning activities of the James Webb Space Telescope on Monday (May 9).

Having been successfully deployed into a stable orbit between Earth and the Sun, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now ready to enter a route closer to home: the United States' mail system.

NASA's new deep-space observatory will soon move between hot and cold in a crucial test of its infrared viewing capabilities.

All four of Webb's instruments now capture "crisp, well-focused images" of celestial objects, NASA says.

While the James Webb Space Telescope is almost at its deep space temperature, NASA officials wrote in an update, there's no firm timeline on when it will get cool enough.

The James Webb Space Telescope notched a cool milestone, literally, during its months-long calibration for deep-space observations.

A never-before-flown instrument will allow the James Webb Space Telescope to observe over a hundred distant galaxies at the same time.

Webb's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) needs to cool down to a temperature of less than 7 kelvin (-447 degrees Fahrenheit, -266 degrees Celsius) before beginning its operations.

One of Hubble's latest photos captures the spiral galaxy NGC 5921, which lies just shy of 80 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was imaged in a joint study with the Gemini Observatory.

The commissioning stages of the James Webb Space Telescope just ticked off yet another phase.

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted light from what appears to be the most distant star ever seen. It offers a glimpse into an early moment in the history of the universe.

The newest deep space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will give us a deeper view into the infrared universe than the iconic Hubble.

New documents suggest that NASA officials dismissed concerns raised by the LGBTQ community over the name of its newest observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope.

In the first year of science operations, the James Webb Space Telescope will study small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, look for the oldest stars in the universe or peer inside mysterious remnants of an exploded star. Its very first science targets, however, remain top secret.

After James Webb Space Telescope officials released a stunning image of a single star, the team is ready to get other telescope parts in line with the observatory's mirrors.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached another milestone, with the agency announcing that its main mirror is fully aligned.

With its optics aligned, Webb is on track to begin science operations in the late June-July timeframe.

The James Webb Space Telescope's main mirror is fully aligned and performs even better than it had been designed for, NASA revealed in a briefing on Wednesday (March 16).

NASA Webb Space Telescope This image made available by NASA on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 shows star 2MASS J17554042+6551277 used to align the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope, with galaxies and stars surrounding it. The hexagonal shape of Webb’s mirrors and its filters made the shimmering star look more red and spiky. (NASA/STScI via AP) (Uncredited)NASA’s new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and shown perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. NASA’s test image was aimed at a star 100 times fainter than the human eye can see — 2,000 light-years away. The $10 billion Webb — successor to the nearly 32-year-old Hubble Space Telescope — blasted off from South America in December and reached its designated perch in January.

Picture perfect: Mission managers say the telescope's mirror segments have been aligned and have focused on single stars, a critical milestone, and the telescope is working flawlessly.

NASA’s new space telescope is showing perfect vision, with a spiky image of a faraway star that was photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies.

NASA’s new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and shown perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. The image released Wednesday from the James Webb Space Telescope is a test shot — not an official science observation — to see how its 18 hexagonal mirrors worked together for a single coordinated image taken 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away from Earth. Last month, NASA looked at a much closer star with 18 separate images from its mirror segments.

Engineers align the mirrors of the $10bn observatory to produce a pin-sharp image of a star.

The James Webb Space Telescope is sharpening its vision and can now boast a clear view of a single star.

The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away.

The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away.

Every year seems to be historic for the space industry, but the last few have been exceptionally so.

NASA's new space telescope has opened its gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror, the largest and most sensitive ever launched.

NASA has aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court.

NASA's new space telescope is doing well more than a week after liftoff, following a pair of problems overcome by ground controllers.

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies.

High wind will keep NASA's newest space telescope on the ground for at least another day.

If schedules hold, the James Webb telescope will start its 10-year mission on Christmas Eve.

NASA is shooting for next Friday to launch its newest space telescope.

Next week's launch of NASA's new space telescope is delayed for at least two days because of a communication problem between the observatory and the rocket.

The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed Hubble observatory is being postponed.

A U.S. survey of astronomers puts the search for extraterrestrial life at the top of their to-do list for the next 10 years.

The change of date comes as the launch provider, Arianespace, recently conducted a successful Ariane 5 rocket launch in July, the first since August 2020.

Decades of work is in the balance as NASA enters the final stages before shipping the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to the launch site in the French Guiana.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The launch of NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope faces seven more months of delay, this time because of the pandemic and technical issues. Officials announced Thursday that the James Webb Space Telescope — the space agency's top science priority — is now scheduled to launch on Oct. 31, 2021. Budget reserves set aside two years ago during the last major assessment will cover any additional expenses, said Thomas Zurbuchen, the space agency's science mission chief. The sun shield is needed to keep the infrared telescope cold once in space. NASA plans to ship Webb next summer to its European launch site in French Guiana — Europe's contribution to the mission.