Science NASA's James Webb Telescope confirms its first exoplanet LHS 475 b is located 41 light-years away in the constellation Octans By Shawn Knight , January 12, 2023, 10:55 AM 11 comments
Science James Webb Telescope captures the formation of a new star A fiery hourglass of cosmic creation By Shawn Knight , November 17, 2022, 11:14 AM
Science NASA adjusts Webb Telescope's schedule to minimize micrometeoroid threats Reducing risk to maximize longevity By Shawn Knight , November 15, 2022, 2:57 PM
Science Webb's portrait of the Pillars of Creation is a star-filled delight NASA points Webb at the Pillars of Creation By Shawn Knight , October 20, 2022, 9:53 AM
Science James Webb Telescope captures clearest image of Neptune's rings in more than 30 years Our first look at Neptune in infrared By Shawn Knight , September 21, 2022, 1:37 PM 8 comments
Science NASA's James Webb telescope captures a Cosmic Tarantula The Tarantula Nebula is located 161,000 light-years away By Shawn Knight , September 7, 2022, 10:57 AM
Science Webb and Hubble team up on multi-spectrum image of Phantom Galaxy A comprehensive view of the Phantom Galaxy By Shawn Knight , August 30, 2022, 2:57 PM
Science NASA detects carbon dioxide on a planet outside of our solar system for the first time James Webb Space Telescope finds carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere By Shawn Knight , August 26, 2022, 2:37 PM 20 comments
Science Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons showcased in latest Webb telescope images More stunning imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope By Shawn Knight , August 22, 2022, 2:48 PM
Science James Webb Space Telescope zeroes in on the Cartwheel Galaxy Another stunning view from the world's premier space science observatory By Shawn Knight , August 3, 2022, 11:05 AM 21 comments
Science The James Webb Space Telescope can generate nearly 60GB of data daily Webb beams data back to Earth at speeds up to 28 megabits per second on the Ka-band By Shawn Knight , July 18, 2022, 9:32 AM 13 comments
Science NASA pointed the James Webb Telescope at Jupiter during testing. Here's what it saw Webb looks at targets close to home By Shawn Knight , July 15, 2022, 10:06 AM
Science NASA's first full-color images from James Webb Space Telescope are stunning First Webb images prove it was worth the wait By Shawn Knight , July 12, 2022, 11:35 AM 8 comments
Science NASA enlists President Biden to unveil first photo from James Webb Space Telescope, and it's happening today The first full-color image from JWST is coming a day early By Shawn Knight , July 11, 2022, 12:07 PM 18 comments
Science NASA teases James Webb Space Telescope's first celestial targets Some of Webb's first targets are thousands of light years away By Shawn Knight , July 8, 2022, 1:36 PM 11 comments
Science James Webb Space Telescope heads into final stretch of instrument commissioning NASA has approved 12 out of 17 Webb science instrument modes By Shawn Knight , June 27, 2022, 1:37 PM
Science James Webb telescope gets hit by a larger-than-anticipated micrometeoroid Micrometeoroid strikes are unavoidable By Shawn Knight , June 9, 2022, 9:16 AM 23 comments
Science First full-color images from James Webb Space Telescope are coming July 12 Webb is ready to shine By Shawn Knight , June 2, 2022, 10:27 AM 16 comments
Science NASA shares images from Webb Space Telescope's coldest instrument Webb makes previous images look like mush By Shawn Knight , May 10, 2022, 9:54 AM 8 comments
Science NASA's Webb telescope is fully focused and ready for instrument commissioning Literally perfect thus far By Shawn Knight , April 29, 2022, 11:32 AM
Science James Webb Telescope's MIRI instrument reaches a super chilly -266 Celsius Webb passes another critical test with flying colors By Shawn Knight , April 14, 2022, 9:45 AM 9 comments
Science James Webb Space Telescope passes key alignment phase Performance is exceeding specifications By Shawn Knight , March 17, 2022, 10:04 AM 12 comments
Science Electronics James Webb Space Telescope update: Fine Guidance Sensor is guiding The stars are aligning for Webb By Shawn Knight , February 18, 2022, 1:04 PM
Science James Webb team starts aligning the telescope's 18 mirrors NASA said initial results match expectations and simulations conducted on scale model By Shawn Knight , February 4, 2022, 1:20 PM 7 comments
Science NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reaches final destination nearly a million miles from Earth Cooldown and calibration time By Shawn Knight , January 25, 2022, 10:58 AM 7 comments