After many delays, the biggest space telescope of all time has finally gotten off the ground. The 14,000-pound James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched at 7:20 am Eastern on December 25 from the ...

One year after the James Webb Space Telescope launch, astronomers round up some of the telescope's most exciting discoveries. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: And liftoff. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Speaking ...

The James Webb Space Telescope in outer space. (Image credit: Getty Images) Dec. 25 is a pretty special birthday for many around the world, but it's also a big deal for fans of astronomy — who ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The James Webb Space Telescope Has Launched: Now Comes the Hard Part ” in SA Space & Physics Vol. 5 No. 1 (February 2022) doi:10.1038 ...

UNITED STATES, — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the world's largest and most powerful space telescope, and Friday marked the second anniversary of the telescope's science operations. Since ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched Dec. 25, 2021 at 7:20 a.m. ET (12:20 p.m. GMT) from the Guiana Space Centre (also known as Europe's Spaceport) in French Guiana, is on a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is years late and billions over budget, but it could all be worth it. The Hubble's successor is years late and billions over budget, but it might just be worth it ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled for launch December 18. It will help scientists hunt for alien life on exoplanets and look to the beginning of time.

The star-forming region of the Tarantula Nebula, 340 light-years across, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera. Credit... NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team ...

The European Space Agency’s 1.2-meter Euclid telescope (with U.S.-built detectors) is scheduled to launch in 2022 and will survey much of the sky to hunt for evidence of dark matter and dark energy.

When James Webb launches, it will have a bigger to-do list than 1980s researchers suspected. Delays for the space telescope mean there’ll be more cool science to do ...