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The James Webb Space Telescope is about halfway through instrument testing.
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5 days ago
The James Webb Space Telescope is about halfway through instrument testing.
The James Webb Space Telescope is in the middle of testing the performance of its instruments for science operations, which…
James Webb Telescope: Barely running and already (slightly) damaged
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2 weeks ago
James Webb Telescope: Barely running and already (slightly) damaged
Not yet in active service and already damaged! Less than six months after the launch (December 25, 2021) and ideal…
James Webb Space Telescope damaged by micrometeorite impact
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2 weeks ago
James Webb Space Telescope damaged by micrometeorite impact
Watch out, micrometeorite! The James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a tiny meteorite in late May that caused very…
The James Webb Space Telescope will study how the “seeds” of the first black hole in the “children’s universe” were formed.
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2 weeks ago
The James Webb Space Telescope will study how the “seeds” of the first black hole in the “children’s universe” were formed.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is set to begin operations this summer, and one of its many missions will be…
James Webb Space Telescope hit by ‘imminent’ micrometeorite –
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2 weeks ago
James Webb Space Telescope hit by ‘imminent’ micrometeorite –
“Between May 23 and May 25, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope experienced an impact on one of its primary mirror…
The James Webb Space Telescope experienced its first noticeable micrometeoroid impact in just a few months of flight.
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2 weeks ago
The James Webb Space Telescope experienced its first noticeable micrometeoroid impact in just a few months of flight.
NASA’s Next Generation Space Observatory has weathered its first notable micrometeoroid impact less than six months after launch, but the…
James Webb Space Telescope Lighting Wins Pulitzer Prize for Science Writer Natalie Volhover and Quanta
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3 weeks ago
James Webb Space Telescope Lighting Wins Pulitzer Prize for Science Writer Natalie Volhover and Quanta
Science writer Natalie Volhover has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work in Quanta Magazine explaining the convoluted history…
On July 12, the James Webb Space Telescope will release the first scientific-quality images.
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3 weeks ago
On July 12, the James Webb Space Telescope will release the first scientific-quality images.
We now have a date for our first real images from NASA’s Next Generation Observatory. After half a year of…
James Webb Space Telescope to study two strange ‘super-Earths’
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4 weeks ago
James Webb Space Telescope to study two strange ‘super-Earths’
The James Webb Space Telescope plans to explore strange, new rocky worlds in unprecedented detail. The telescope’s science consortium has…
James Webb Telescope instruments in operation
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4 weeks ago
James Webb Telescope instruments in operation
The James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, has completed the tuning phase of its scientific instruments,…