Nasa’s alien-hunting James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed by ‘incident’
3 years, 1 month ago

Nasa’s alien-hunting James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed by ‘incident’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has been forced to delay the launch of its James Webb Space Telescope once again following an “incident”. ‘Technicians were preparing to attach Webb to the launch vehicle adapter, which is used to integrate the observatory with the upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket,” Nasa said. “A sudden, unplanned release of a clamp band – which secures Webb to the launch vehicle adapter – caused a vibration throughout the observatory.” Nasa said that it will now examine whether the incident damaged any parts of the spacecraft, and said it would provide an update later this week. The James Webb Space Telescope will be looking inside our solar system and out, in an attempt to better understand the universe.

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Why the James Webb Space Telescope has been a gift to humanity
3 months ago

Why the James Webb Space Telescope has been a gift to humanity

Salon  

As the finger-like celestial objects seem to grasp into the heavens, the Pillars of Creation are almost impossible to adequately describe with human language. Siegel's new book, "Infinite Cosmos: Visions From the James Webb Space Telescope," was released on Oct. 8th. Images of the Pillars of Creation taken from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2014 and a new, near-infrared-light view …

NASA celebrates James Webb Space Telescope's first anniversary with mesmerizing image of star's birth in stunning detail
1 year, 5 months ago

NASA celebrates James Webb Space Telescope's first anniversary with mesmerizing image of star's birth in stunning detail

Hindustan Times  

The James Webb Space Telescope has marked its first anniversary with a breathtaking image showcasing the birth of a star in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. In this photo provided by NASA, technicians lift the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using a crane, Close encounter with stellar creation The newly released image features the closest star-forming region to …

James Webb Telescope's new findings change long-held beliefs about early universe
1 year, 10 months ago

James Webb Telescope's new findings change long-held beliefs about early universe

India Today  

Astronomers working with the James Webb Telescope are not only surprised but also baffled by what the world's most powerful observatory has recently revealed. While the new James Webb Space Telescope has spotted even older galaxies, dating to within a mere 300 million years of the beginning of the universe, it’s the size and maturity of these six apparent mega-galaxies …

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away
2 years, 2 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away

ABC  

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of entwining galaxies plunging headfirst into one another in a process known as a galaxy merger, in a new picture released by NASA. Key points: The image captures the collision between two galaxies some 270 million light-years away Their merger ignites frenzied star formation known as a starburst NASA says the …

How to follow the James Webb Space Telescope week by week
2 years, 5 months ago

How to follow the James Webb Space Telescope week by week

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The James Webb Space Telescope opened big on 12 July, with five full …

A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 5 months ago

A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope

LA Times  

Sofía Rojas stands atop an antenna at the Very Large Array in central New Mexico. It was from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Science Mission Office, informing her that she’s been allotted 18 hours to commandeer the telescope. Six times larger and 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb’s ability to observe infrared light enables it to …

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope damaged after being smashed by space rock, images show
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope damaged after being smashed by space rock, images show

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Damage to the James Webb Telescope’s primary mirror from a micrometeorite strike in …

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope

The Hindu  

The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery, a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: the James Webb Space Telescope released its next wave of images on July 12, heralding a new era of astronomy. The latest tranche included the "mountains" and "valleys" of a star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, dubbed the "Cosmic Cliffs," 7,600 …

Explained: The James Webb telescope that brought us an image of how the universe looked 13 billion years ago
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: The James Webb telescope that brought us an image of how the universe looked 13 billion years ago

Firstpost  

The James Webb telescope, built at a cost of $10 billion, has seen many delays before it was launched in December 2021. Reported to be the most powerful telescope, it looks to reshape our understanding of the dawn of the universe The much-hyped James Webb telescope released its first full-colour picture on Tuesday — and it doesn’t disappoint. We can …

NASA’s James Webb reveals deepest infrared image of universe. 10 points
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA’s James Webb reveals deepest infrared image of universe. 10 points

Live Mint  

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit, has revealed the "deepest and sharpest infrared image of the early universe" ever taken, going back 13 billion years, NASA said Monday. This deep field, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, is a composite made from images at different wavelengths, totaling 12.5 hours – achieving depths at …

NASA’s space telescope reveals sharpest infrared view of the universe to date
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA’s space telescope reveals sharpest infrared view of the universe to date

Live Mint  

President Joe Biden has released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. “Webb can see backwards in time to just after the Big Bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away that the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to …

Here’s what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking
2 years, 5 months ago

Here’s what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking

LA Times  

A quintet of galaxies. After years of delays, a 930,000-mile trip into space and months of speculation over what the James Webb Space Telelescope’s first pictures might reveal, NASA on Tuesday released the first complete set of images captured by its $10-billion observatory. We’re made of the same stuff in this beautiful landscape.” Science & Medicine Cosmic beauty shots from …

Teaser tonight, big release tomorrow: Prez Biden to unveil first image clicked by James Webb Telescope
2 years, 6 months ago

Teaser tonight, big release tomorrow: Prez Biden to unveil first image clicked by James Webb Telescope

India Today  

Ahead of the big reveal on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden will unveil the first teaser image from the James Webb Telescope tonight to showcase to the world what could be in the offing on July 12. "President Joe Biden will release one of Webb’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. Nasa in partnership …

Watch: Nasa releases trailer and target list for James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 6 months ago

Watch: Nasa releases trailer and target list for James Webb Space Telescope

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The words and voice of the late astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan …

Where will James Webb Telescope look to click first pictures? We have a list
2 years, 6 months ago

Where will James Webb Telescope look to click first pictures? We have a list

India Today  

The James Webb Telescope, cooling in the darkness of space, is ready for the first observation and the first pictures will drop on July 12. READ | James Webb Telescope has its own fridge in space Southern Ring Nebula: It is an expanding cloud of gas surrounding a dying star. SMACS 0723: These are massive galaxy clusters that magnify and …

Ready for science: Another Webb Instrument tuned to find hiding planets
2 years, 6 months ago

Ready for science: Another Webb Instrument tuned to find hiding planets

India Today  

The James Webb Telescope is ready for the July 12th observation as engineers ready instruments on the multi-billion-dollar observatory one after another. Engineers completed the calibration after checking its coronagraphic imaging capability, which uses two different styles of masks to intentionally block starlight from hitting its sensors when attempting to make observations of the star’s orbiting planets. Nasa said that …

Impact confirmed! James Webb Telescope hit by micrometeoroid in space
2 years, 7 months ago

Impact confirmed! James Webb Telescope hit by micrometeoroid in space

India Today  

Tucked away 15,00,000 kilometers from last human contact, the James Webb Telescope is ready to beam back the first ultra-detailed images from the birth of our universe. Nasa said that between May 23 and 25 the James Webb Space Telescope sustained an impact on one of its primary mirror segments. Webb's mirror was engineered to withstand bombardment with dust-sized particles …

Save the date! First picture taken by James Webb Telescope comes out on......
2 years, 7 months ago

Save the date! First picture taken by James Webb Telescope comes out on......

India Today  

Nearly six months after it was launched on a cloudy day from French Guiana, the James Webb Telescope is all set to send back its first full colour image from 15,00,000 kilometers away. Once each of Webb’s instruments has been calibrated, tested, and given the green light by its science and engineering teams, the first images and spectroscopic observations will …

James Webb Telescope up and running: Mirrors aligned, science to begin by July
2 years, 8 months ago

James Webb Telescope up and running: Mirrors aligned, science to begin by July

India Today  

After spending over three months at its new home, the James Webb Telescope is fully aligned. While the James Webb Team remains quiet on what will be the telescope’s first target, a detailed schedule of the telescope’s missions has been released online. “Upon completing the seventh and final stage of telescope alignment, the team held a set of key decision …

The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and ready to observe the universe
2 years, 8 months ago

The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and ready to observe the universe

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe. Hailed as the world’s premier space observatory, Webb has successfully completed a number of steps within the past few months that were crucial for aligning its 18 gold mirror segments. “These remarkable test images from a successfully aligned telescope …

James Webb Telescope: When the stars came out
2 years, 8 months ago

James Webb Telescope: When the stars came out

The Hindu  

The dominant narrative these days across much of the world is, as Ayn Rand said about her novel The Fountainhead, the story of ‘individualism versus collectivism, not in politics, but in man’s soul’. One of the most significant technological achievements of the last few years, that involved construction, transportation, launching, alignment, and deployment in deep space, the James Webb Space …

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures test image of star and ancient galaxies over 2,000 light-years away
2 years, 9 months ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures test image of star and ancient galaxies over 2,000 light-years away

ABC  

NASA's new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and captured a perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. Key points: The James Webb Space Telescope captured its latest test image 1.6 million kilometres away from Earth Scientists hope Webb will see far back enough in time that it will only …

The James Webb Space Telescope sends back a selfie
2 years, 9 months ago

The James Webb Space Telescope sends back a selfie

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The James Webb Space Telescope just sent back a selfie. As part of …

James Webb Telescope glows in dark in latest image clicked from a million km away
2 years, 9 months ago

James Webb Telescope glows in dark in latest image clicked from a million km away

India Today  

The James Webb Telescope, which arrived at the second Lagrange Point in January this year, is glowing in the dark as seen in the latest image of the observatory. The Gaia spacecraft, which is located just a million kilometers away from the Webb, snapped it in February this year as engineers ready it for science operations. "Very little reflected sunlight …

Webb telescope shares new image after reaching optics milestone
2 years, 9 months ago

Webb telescope shares new image after reaching optics milestone

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “The images are focused together as finely as the laws of physics allow,” said Marshall Perrin, Webb deputy telescope scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. “But as we were focusing on those bright stars, we couldn’t help but see the rest of the universe coming into focus behind them, …

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Will Soon Search For Earth-Like Planets
2 years, 10 months ago

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Will Soon Search For Earth-Like Planets

News 18  

NASA is going to start its new mission with the help of its James Webb Telescope that will reach space in around five months from now. The James Webb Telescope was deployed into space using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, which took off on December 25 last year. The James Webb Space Telescope will help tackle this question by looking …

Webb telescope’s first test images include an unexpected ‘selfie’
2 years, 11 months ago

Webb telescope’s first test images include an unexpected ‘selfie’

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. NASA Capturing starlight Webb’s latest challenge was a trial run of the Near Infrared Camera, or NIRCam, identifying dots of starlight from the same star in each of the 18 hexagonal segments of its massive mirror. Webb created a mosaic of 18 points of starlight when mirror segments reflected this light back …

And then there was light! First photons strike iconic golden mirrors on James Webb Telescope
2 years, 11 months ago

And then there was light! First photons strike iconic golden mirrors on James Webb Telescope

India Today  

Over a week after arriving at the second Lagrangian point from where it will observe the birth of our universe, the James Webb Telescope began its three-month-long process to align the mirrors. The US space agency said that to work together, the telescope’s 18 primary mirror segments need to match each other to a fraction of a wavelength of light …

Power-up! James Webb Telescope cooling to life in vacuum of space
2 years, 11 months ago

Power-up! James Webb Telescope cooling to life in vacuum of space

India Today  

Over a week after the James Webb Telescope was parked at the second Lagrange point in space, the world's most powerful observatory is powering up the science instruments onboard. The five-month commissioning period will see the powering on all the science instruments, turning off heaters to begin a long cooldown process, and ultimately capturing the first photons on Webb’s primary …

A Million Miles Away From Earth, What Next For James Webb Space Telescope?
2 years, 11 months ago

A Million Miles Away From Earth, What Next For James Webb Space Telescope?

News 18  

NASA?s next-generation James Webb telescope, which travelled about 1 million miles from Earth, has reached its final destination. The first is precisely aligning the 18 hexagonal segments that make up Webb?s 6.5 meters wide primary mirror. Further, the Webb team will focus each of the 18 primary mirror segments on a bright, distant star. After the primary mirror is set …

First image of James Webb Telescope after it reached its orbit nearly 15,00,000 km from Earth
2 years, 11 months ago

First image of James Webb Telescope after it reached its orbit nearly 15,00,000 km from Earth

India Today  

With the James Webb Telescope now successfully parked in its orbit at the second Lagrange point, nearly 15,00,000 kilometres from Earth, the first images of the spacecraft have been captured from the planet. "Our robotic telescope tracked the apparent motion of the James Webb Space Telescope, which is marked by an arrow in the centre," the project team said while …

James Webb Space Telescope reaches final destination, parked 15,00,000 km from Earth
2 years, 11 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope reaches final destination, parked 15,00,000 km from Earth

India Today  

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot a million miles away, bringing it a step closer to its mission to unravel the mysteries of the Universe, Nasa said Monday. The delicate burn added 3.6 miles per hour to Webb's overall speed, just enough to bring it into a "halo" orbit around L2, 1.5 million kilometers …

James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop a million miles out
2 years, 11 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop a million miles out

Al Jazeera  

Besides making stellar observations, Webb will scan the atmospheres of alien worlds for possible signs of life. The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope reached its final destination one million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe. On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its …

Telescope reaches its final destination a million miles from Earth
2 years, 11 months ago

Telescope reaches its final destination a million miles from Earth

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!” Although it doesn’t sound like it would take almost a month for the telescope to reach orbit, Webb is unique. “Think about throwing a ball straight up in the air, as hard as you can; it starts …

James Webb Space Telescope Completes Mirror Deployment Process
2 years, 11 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope Completes Mirror Deployment Process

News 18  

James Webb telescope, the largest space telescope has deployed all of the hexagonal mirror segments. The delicate operation that required the James Webb observatory?s individual mirror segments out of their launch positions took nearly a week. NASA said that its engineers sent commands to the motors, which are called actuators to slowly move each segment about half the length of …

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope begins unprecedented task of aligning itself
2 years, 11 months ago

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope begins unprecedented task of aligning itself

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has begun the process of focusing the James Webb Space Telescope so …

James Webb Space Telescope: What’s next for the alien hunter and when will it send first photos of the stars?
2 years, 11 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope: What’s next for the alien hunter and when will it send first photos of the stars?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope is now safely launched, but there is still …

What happens next as James Webb Telescope is deployed in space?
3 years ago

What happens next as James Webb Telescope is deployed in space?

India Today  

With the James Webb Telescope now fully open with all mirrors in place and a sun shield protecting it from the heat of the Sun, Moon and Earth the observatory is in a cooling down phase. The James Webb Telescope is travelling to the second Lagrange point nearly 15,00,000 kilometers away from home. Graphic: Nasa The five months of commissioning …

Webb Space Telescope wraps up risky deployment but faces more hurdles
3 years ago

Webb Space Telescope wraps up risky deployment but faces more hurdles

Live Mint  

After decades of development and two weeks after it launched into space aboard a towering rocket, the James Webb Space Telescope has completed its intricate unfolding process and is now fully deployed. “It’s definitely a roller coaster," Keith Parrish, Webb’s observatory manager at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said of his shifting emotions during the deployment process. “If you’d asked …

'Amazing milestone' as Nasa fully deploys Webb telescope in space
3 years ago

'Amazing milestone' as Nasa fully deploys Webb telescope in space

India Today  

The most powerful space telescope ever built completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase on Saturday, unfolding its final golden mirror panel, as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history. Stay tuned over the coming months as the space telescope reaches its destination of Lagrange point 2 and prepares to #UnfoldTheUniverse: pic.twitter.com/qg6jmVRCsH — NASA January 8, 2022 Unfurling has …

Sorry for the shade! James Webb Telescope blocks Sun, Moon, Earth on Twitter
3 years ago

Sorry for the shade! James Webb Telescope blocks Sun, Moon, Earth on Twitter

India Today  

The James Webb Space Telescope, a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, was launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on December 25, 2021. In the meantime, the Twitter profile of the NASA Webb Telescope engaged in a witty ‘blocking game’ with the Twitter profiles of NASA Sun, NASA Moon and NASA Earth. The Twitter profile of the NASA Webb …

James Webb Space Telescope spreads its shiny wings 8,00,000 km away from home
3 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope spreads its shiny wings 8,00,000 km away from home

India Today  

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its iconic kite-like shape in space as it continues to fly away from Earth. Engineers will begin the tensioning of the sunshield on Monday, ensuring the telescope is in prime condition to begin the next major deployment step in its unfolding process. But we want to take our time and understand everything we …

James Webb Space Telescope latest: Alien-hunting spacecraft unfurls on its way to study the universe
3 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope latest: Alien-hunting spacecraft unfurls on its way to study the universe

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope is on its way further into space – …

James Webb Telescope just got an extra dose of life, set to exceed 10-year-lifetime in space
3 years ago

James Webb Telescope just got an extra dose of life, set to exceed 10-year-lifetime in space

India Today  

Designed for an operational life of 10 years, the James Webb Space Telescope could work way beyond this time frame, engineers said. The spacecraft has rocket propellant in its tanks not only for midcourse correction and insertion into orbit around L2, but also for necessary functions during the life of the mission, including “station keeping” manoeuvres small thruster burns to …

The James Webb Space Telescope has started unfurling its giant sunshield
3 years ago

The James Webb Space Telescope has started unfurling its giant sunshield

NPR  

The James Webb Space Telescope has started unfurling its giant sunshield Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA NASA The James Webb Space Telescope, on a long and winding journey to its job site a million miles from Earth, has begun the key task of unfurling a giant umbrella-like shield to protect its delicate instruments from the intense radiation of the …

Explained: Where is James Webb Telescope going and why do we need to send it so far away
3 years ago

Explained: Where is James Webb Telescope going and why do we need to send it so far away

India Today  

Travelling at 1.39 kilometers per second in the vacuum of space, the James Webb Space Telescope is headed to a destination that humans will never see it again — 15,00,000 kilometers away from Earth. A day after it soared into skies following a nerve-wracking launch, the telescope has covered nearly 23 per cent of its journey to the location known …

James Webb Space Telescope launches successfully after years of delay
3 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope launches successfully after years of delay

Live Mint  

The James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully early Saturday, rising skyward aboard an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off at 7:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time from a pad in Kourou, French Guiana, and beginning a 29-day journey to its orbital perch some 1 million miles from Earth. “Milestone achieved," the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in a tweet after …

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
3 years ago

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

Associated Press  

The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky. we know that in …

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on a mission to unlock secrets of universe | WATCH
3 years ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on a mission to unlock secrets of universe | WATCH

India TV News  

The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky. But he cautioned: “When …

NASA's revolutionary new space telescope launched
3 years ago

NASA's revolutionary new space telescope launched

The Hindu  

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early on December 25 from South America’s northeastern coast, opening a new era of astronomy. The revolutionary $9-billion infrared telescope, hailed by NASA as the premier space-science observatory of the next decade, was …

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