Among the James Webb Space Telescope's many scientific objectives are providing astronomers and physicists unprecedented looks at areas where stars are being born. These stellar nurseries are not only of great scientific importance, but they are also visually spectacular. [Read More]
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Since NASA shared the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope last July, astronomers have been busy using the telescope to study the cosmos and uncover new information about the origins of the universe. petapixel.com »
2023-04-12 00:34
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) blasted off into space on December 25, 2021. Since then readers have been treated to a series of stunning images of the cosmos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-12-28 21:01
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has aimed its impressive camera system relatively close to home and captured a pair of gorgeous photos of Jupiter's auroras. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-22 18:51
NOVA, a PBS award-winning science series, has premiered a new special that chronicles the James Webb Space Telescope's journey into space through the capture of its first incredible photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-07-14 20:22
NASA has announced that it will release the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12. There's even a countdown on the dedicated Webb Space Telescope website. dpreview.com »
2022-06-06 18:09
A couple of weeks ago, NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope's optics are fully aligned and focused, meaning that the space telescope is ready for instrument commissioning. Yesterday, NASA revealed a new image from its coldest instrument, the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI. dpreview.com »
2022-05-11 17:10
NASA's huge new James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever launched into space, but the agency is already looking toward the future. It is currently exploring the possibility of creating liquid lenses to make a gigantic telescope perhaps 100 times the size of the Webb. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-04-06 23:05
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached another major milestone in its mirror alignment process as the team has successfully worked through the second and third phases of the process and completed Segment Alignment. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-02-28 18:24
Lead image: Artist's rendition of James Webb Space Telescope in space. Credit: Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, NASA Animator NASA's James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on Christmas morning from Arianespace's ELA-3 launch complex at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. dpreview.com »
2022-01-26 20:52
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to capture spectacular photos of the universe and the latest is an unusually dense cluster of massive stars that contain more than 10,000 times the mass of the Sun, yet are packed into an unbelievably small volume. [Read More]
Astrophysicist Jacqueline McCleary from Northeastern University explains the science behind a new image captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The image reveals a cosmic formation resembling a question mark, stirring excitement among astronomers. [Read More]
As scientists use the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to answer some of the Universe's most pressing questions, they've also uncovered new questions, including literal question mark-shaped cosmic objects. [Read More]
The James Webb Space Telescope just celebrated its second birthday, having started service on July 12, 2022. Here are Webb's 10 best photos so far to mark the occasion. [Read More]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the "Cosmic Dawn." This period when the Universe was only a few hundred million years old is a treasure trove of information about how galaxies evolved when the Universe was very young. [Read More]
An international team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected the most distant black hole merger ever observed. [Read More]
Following the journey of the James Webb Space Telescope and the brilliant minds who made it possible, Deep Sky is a new IMAX film hitting theaters tomorrow, April 19.