James Webb Space Telescope: Joe Biden, NASA share first full-colour images of distant galaxies

James Webb Space Telescope: Joe Biden, NASA share first full-colour images of distant galaxies

James Webb Space Telescope: U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled the first full-colour images of distant galaxies by James Webb Space Telescope during the ceremony at the White House on Monday. The first full-colour images of the galaxy have been taken from the world’s largest telescope – James Webb Space Telescope – which has given the deepest … Read more

Deepest image of universe: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to offer glimpse of ‘earliest objects’

Deepest image of universe: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to offer glimpse of ‘earliest objects’

NASA will release “the deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken”, the US space agency has revealed. The set will include full-colour images and spectroscopic data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope — the $10 billion-dollar observatory in deep space — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has revealed. “If you think about … Read more

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope finds ‘something weird’ going on in universe

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope finds ‘something weird’ going on in universe

The universe’s expansion rate has fascinated astronomers for a long time. Since the initial studies by Edwin P. Hubble and Georges Lemaitre in the 1920s to the discovery of ‘dark energy’ in the 1990s, the field has advanced slowly but steadily. The Hubble Space Telescope has provided a huge amount of data to study and … Read more

NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, captures selfie

NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, captures selfie

Webb took off from South America in December and reached its designated perch 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away last month. NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even captured a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All the 18 segments of the primary mirror on James Webb Space are working … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope: NASA completes deployment of its most daunting project — Here’s what the telescope will do

James Webb Space Telescope: NASA completes deployment of its most daunting project — Here’s what the telescope will do

A joint effort with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will “explore every phase of cosmic history…” NASA said. James Webb Space Telescope: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on Saturday completed a two-week-long deployment phase of its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror panel as it gets ready to study cosmic history. … Read more

NASA confirms next Friday for Webb Space Telescope launch

NASA confirms next Friday for Webb Space Telescope launch

The $10 billion Webb — considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope — was supposed to soar Saturday, but was jolted by a clamp during launch preparations, resulting in a four-day delay. NASA is shooting for next Friday — Christmas Eve — to launch its newest space telescope. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed Friday … Read more