JWST primary mirrors

Prepare Yourself: New Engineering Images from JWST Will Blow Your Mind

If the phrase “My god, it’s full of stars” was ever appropriate, it’s today, because of these new images from…

2 years ago

Wondering About the 6 Rays Coming out of JWST's Test Image? Here's why They Happen

The new image taken by James Webb... were you wondering why it looks so spikey? As it turns out, that's…

2 years ago

Webb turns those 18 separate star images into a single unified star. Next comes even better focus.

It’s coming together! Engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope have now completed two more phases of the seven-step, three-month-long…

2 years ago

Here’s Exactly how Engineers Are Aligning JWST’s Segmented Mirrors

Engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope are in the midst of an intricate, three-month-long process of aligning the telescope’s…

2 years ago

James Webb is Enduring its Final Stage of Testing Before it Ships off for Kourou, French Guiana

The James Webb Space Telescope just entered the final phase of integration and testing before being shipped off to French…

6 years ago

Webb Telescope Gets its Science Instruments Installed

The package of powerful science instruments at the heart of NASA’s mammoth James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have been successfully…

8 years ago

Unveiled Webb Telescope Mirrors Mesmerize in ‘Golden’ Glory

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - It’s Mesmerizing ! That’s the overwhelming feeling expressed among the fortunate few setting…

8 years ago

Time-lapse Video Documents Assembly of Webb Telescope Primary Mirror

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - A time-lapse video newly released by NASA documents the painstakingly complex assembly of…

8 years ago

All Primary Mirrors Fully Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - All 18 of the primary mirrors have been fully installed onto the flight…

8 years ago