By Paul Scott Anderson, on July 8th, 2018
Artist’s conception of the Kepler Space Telescope in space. Fuel is now running very low and the spacecraft has downlinked its latest science data to Earth. Image Credit: NASA/AP
The end is nigh – that appears to be the case at least for NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which is now running very low […]
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By Mike Killian, on June 28th, 2018
Engineers conducting a white light inspection of the James Webb Space Telescope’s large mirror. Photo Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
The most sophisticated and ambitious space-based observatory ever conceived by the human mind, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will not be ready to launch until AT LEAST Spring of 2021, according to a report […]
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By Mike Killian, on November 28th, 2017
The vault-like, 40-foot diameter, 40-ton door of Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston was unsealed on November 18, signaling the end of cryogenic testing for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA
Cryogenic thermal vacuum testing on NASA’s multi-billion dollar James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has wrapped up at the […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on November 15th, 2017
Artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope in space. Image Credit: Northrop Grumman
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may not be launching until 2019, but the first targets for the powerful new observatory have already been chosen, including Jupiter, organic molecules in star-forming clouds and baby galaxies in the distant Universe. […]
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By Mike Killian, on October 1st, 2017
Engineers conducting a white light inspection of the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo NASA/Chris Gunn
The launch of NASA’s multi-billion dollar James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has slipped from October 2018 to sometime between March and June 2019, following a recently conducted schedule assessment by NASA which determined integration and testing of the […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on August 31st, 2017
An example of possible spectroscopy results from one of Europa’s water vapor plumes. Image Credit: NASA-GSFC/SVS/Hubble Space Telescope/Stefanie Milam/Geronimo Villanueva
NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be used to study two of the most fascinating moons in our Solar System – Europa and Enceladus, also known as “ocean worlds” since both […]
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By Mike Killian, on August 11th, 2017
“Imagine you are the telescope”, note the engineers standing where the telescope will within its protective 5-layer sunshield. Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman
A piece of hardware critical to the success of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by preventing background heat from the Sun, Earth and Moon from interfering with the telescope’s sensitive […]
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By Mike Killian, on August 6th, 2017
The massive Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, seen here in action, is contracted to launch the James Webb Space Telescope from ESA’s launch site in French Guiana. Photo Credit: ESA – CNES Arianespace Optique video du CSG JM Guillon
A time-sensitive mission to explore the planet Mercury, already delayed several times, may force the […]
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By Mike Killian, on June 25th, 2017
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope sits in front of the door to Chamber A, a giant thermal vacuum chamber located at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The telescope was moved into the chamber on June 20, where it will spend the summer undergoing 93 days of tests at sub-freezing cryogenic temperatures. The telescope will […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on May 16th, 2017
The giant 18-piece mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope, inside the cleanroom at Johnson Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
Often referred to as the successor for Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most highly anticipated space telescopes ever built. A large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter […]
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