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 rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated spot, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned. And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. Monday’s thruster firing put the telescope into orbit around the sun at the so-called second Lagrange point, where the gravitational forces of the sun and Earth balance.

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James Webb Telescope shows sunrise and sunset on planet outside Solar System
5 months, 3 weeks ago

James Webb Telescope shows sunrise and sunset on planet outside Solar System

India Today  

Days after it completed two years in the vacuum of space, Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has provided scientists with the most detailed look yet at the atmosphere of an exoplanet. WASP-39b, a hot gas giant orbiting a star 700 light-years away, was among the first targets analyzed by Webb as it began its regular science operations in 2022. During …

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 …

Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere at faraway Earth-sized world
1 year, 9 months ago

Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere at faraway Earth-sized world

LA Times  

An illustration provided by the European Space Agency of what the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b could look like. Scientists said the Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at this innermost of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star. The James Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven …

Webb telescope spots a star on the brink of exploding
1 year, 9 months ago

Webb telescope spots a star on the brink of exploding

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. So far, WR 124 has shed about 10 suns’ worth of material, creating the cool, glowing gas and cosmic dust seen in the image. Astronomers are trying to understand why there is more dust in the universe than their theories can explain, and tools like the Webb telescope could shed new light …

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 …

Explained | The James Webb telescope’s confirmation of its first exoplanet
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | The James Webb telescope’s confirmation of its first exoplanet

The Hindu  

The story so far: After a spectacular first set of images last year, including those of the birthplaces and deathbeds of stars, and the cosmic waltz of galaxies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful one ever launched into space, began its year by confirming an exoplanet. According to NASA, more than …

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 …

First images of asteroid strike from Webb, Hubble telescopes
2 years, 3 months ago

First images of asteroid strike from Webb, Hubble telescopes

The Hindu  

The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid, marking the first time the two most powerful space telescopes have observed the same celestial object. While those images showed matter spraying out over thousands of kilometres, the James Webb and Hubble images "zoom in much closer", said Alan Fitzsimmons, …

Webb telescope aimed at asteroid targeted by Nasa spacecraft for collision
2 years, 3 months ago

Webb telescope aimed at asteroid targeted by Nasa spacecraft for collision

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 space telescopes, Webb and its predecessor Hubble, as well as the Lucy …

James Webb Telescope captures detailed new images of stars being born in Tarantula Nebula
2 years, 4 months ago

James Webb Telescope captures detailed new images of stars being born in Tarantula Nebula

ABC  

NASA has released two spectacular new images of the Tarantula Nebula taken by the James Webb Telescope, shedding light on a nearby region of the universe that could give astronomers new insight into how stars are formed. Key points: The James Webb Telescope uses infrared light to peer further into the cosmos than visible-light telescopes like Hubble New pictures of …

NASA’s James Webb telescope captures first image of planet outside Milky Way
2 years, 4 months ago

NASA’s James Webb telescope captures first image of planet outside Milky Way

The Hindu  

The James Webb space telescope has taken its first image of an exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – as astronomers hail the device’s performance since its launch last year. pic.twitter.com/En3zsZa0Wc — NASA Webb Telescope September 1, 2022 Exoplanet HIP 65426b is six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter The HIP 65426 b exoplanet is six to …

James Webb Telescope captures its first image of planet beyond our solar system
2 years, 4 months ago

James Webb Telescope captures its first image of planet beyond our solar system

Hindustan Times  

Using the powerful optics system of the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have been able to take direct pictures of a planet beyond our solar system. The new image of exoplanet HIP 65426 recently released by National Aeronautics and Space Administration is Webb’s first picture of an exoplanet, which shows the immense prowess of JWST to explore the unseen universe. …

New James Webb space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 4 months ago

New James Webb space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons

The Hindu  

The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless smaller storms. NASA and the …

James Webb Space Telescope captures astonishing photo of the most distant star in the known universe
2 years, 5 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope captures astonishing photo of the most distant star in the known 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 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant star in the …

Webb Telescope May Have Already Found Most Distant Known Galaxy
2 years, 5 months ago

Webb Telescope May Have Already Found Most Distant Known Galaxy

News 18  

Just a week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13.5 billion years ago, a scientist who analyzed the data said Wednesday. GLASS-z13 was spotted in so-called “early release” data from the orbiting observatory’s main infrared imager, called NIRcam — but the discovery was not revealed …

Asteroid hit permanently damaged Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Asteroid hit permanently damaged Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope: Report

Hindustan Times  

Even as the first images captured by Nasa's space telescope James Webb - the world's largest and most powerful of its kind - have amazed the world, scientists say the device suffered permanent damage due to a series of asteroid attacks in May. Images of the universe captured by Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope have stunned the world. On May …

New images show just how astonishing new James Webb Space Telescope is compared with Hubble
2 years, 5 months ago

New images show just how astonishing new James Webb Space Telescope is compared with Hubble

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 long awaited James Webb Space Telescope was pitched as a next generation …

Explained: How James Webb telescope images change understanding of the universe
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: How James Webb telescope images change understanding of the universe

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday released a new set of images of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope, ushering in a new era in astronomy studies. The Webb telescope also revealed never-before-seen details of Stephan's Quintet, a grouping of five galaxies, including four that experience repeated close encounters, which provide insights into how early galaxies …

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 …

What is James Webb Space Telescope and why are the new images so important?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is James Webb Space Telescope and why are the new images so important?

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 first pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope have been made public, …

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 Webb Space Telescope Captures Infrared Images Of Galaxies Formed After Big Bang
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Captures Infrared Images Of Galaxies Formed After Big Bang

News 18  

Humanity’s view of the distant cosmos will never be the same. The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful to be placed in orbit, has revealed the clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years, US space agency NASA said Monday. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, it shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, which …

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 …

James Webb Telescope reveals ‘deepest, sharpest’ view of universe
2 years, 6 months ago

James Webb Telescope reveals ‘deepest, sharpest’ view of universe

Al Jazeera  

Image from world’s largest and most powerful space telescope shows ‘galaxies once invisible to us’, NASA says. US President Joe Biden has unveiled the first full-colour image of the cosmos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, offering what NASA said was “the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe” ever taken. “Today we’re going to get a glimpse at …

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 …

Look: Nasa just released a teaser image from the James Webb Telescope
2 years, 6 months ago

Look: Nasa just released a teaser image from the James Webb 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 While the world waits for Nasa to release the first fully processed images …

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 …

James Webb Telescope has its own fridge in space that will make it shiver at -266 degrees Celsius
2 years, 9 months ago

James Webb Telescope has its own fridge in space that will make it shiver at -266 degrees Celsius

India Today  

Hanging in the vacuum of space, nearly 15,00,000 kilometers away from Earth, the James Webb Telescope is cooling down. The cryocooler on the telescope is circulating cold helium gas on the MIRI optical bench, which will help cool it to about 15 kelvins or nearly -260 degrees Celcius. If MIRI starts warming, it will raise a new challenge for the …

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 …

James Webb Telescope to find if these seven Earth-like planets could host alien life
2 years, 10 months ago

James Webb Telescope to find if these seven Earth-like planets could host alien life

India Today  

When the James Webb Telescope begins operations in space, in about five months from now, astronomers will be waiting with baited breath to look at the universe with a new set of eyes. The system announced by Nasa in 2017 will be a hot zone for research as the James Webb Telescope begins observing the universe in the infrared. The …

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 …

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

James Webb telescope reaches final destination, a million miles from Earth

Firstpost  

Webb will begin its work by summer, which includes using its high resolution infrared instruments to peer back in time 13.5 billion years to the first generation of galaxies that formed after the Big Bang Washington, United States: The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot a million miles away, bringing it a step closer to …

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 …

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: 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 …

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