No, the James Webb Space Telescope Hasn’t Broken Cosmology
The cracks in cosmology were supposed to take a while to appear. But when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) opened its lens last spring, extremely…
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Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies
Scientists just announced that they’ve detected what might be some of the earliest galaxies to form in the universe, a tantalizing discovery made thanks to…
China continues to expand space programme, unveils plan to launch the largest optical telescope in…
Mehul Reuben DasJan 02, 2023 18:36:26 ISTThe Peking University in China has unveiled its plan to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the…
NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope’s Name
James Webb led NASA in the 1950s and 60s, during the Cold War-era “Lavender Scare,” when government agencies often enforced policies that discriminated…
Here’s What’s Behind a James Webb Telescope Photo That Stumped Astronomers
In July, a puzzling new image of a distant extreme star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rungs had even astronomers scratching their heads.…
Sofia, the Historic Airplane-Borne Telescope, Lands for the Last Time
Over the past eight years, a modified Boeing 747 jetliner has flown hundreds of flights on a unique mission: carrying a 19-ton, 2.5-meter telescope known as…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Image of Neptune
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first image of Neptune, revealing the clearest view of the distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, NASA…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars, Reveals Intriguing…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, known for capturing some incredible images of the universe, has presented us with new pictures of our neighbouring…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars: Details
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, known for capturing some incredible images of the universe, has presented us with new pictures of our neighbouring…
The Webb Space Telescope Snaps Its First Photo of an Exoplanet
The JWST’s size and sensitivity enabled it to collect more light from this planet than any previous observatory has obtained. (Its photo looks grainier than…