May 2022
Essential guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
A joint venture between the American, European, and Canadian Space Agencies (NASA, ESA, and CSA), the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is close to starting its mission to revolutionise our understanding of the cosmos. An engineering marvel, its ...
28 March 2018
Woes for Webb as the space telescope is delayed again
... to NASA's famed Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has had its launch date... the $8 billion it was allocated by U.S Congress for the development of Webb. If the project goes beyond the $8 billion cost cap, the space ...
22 November 2017
JWST completes crucial cryogenic test
... intelligence – has partnered with NASA’s Johnson Space Center to successfully complete thermal vacuum testing for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST); confirming that the soon-to-be-launched observatory is ready for the frigid, airless environment...
19 March 2019
Webb telescope partly blamed for WFIRST funding cut
...observatory” coming down the pike after the James Webb Space Telescope. The Trump administration’s proposed ...administrator, to go up to [Capitol] Hill and talk about the James Webb Space Telescope,” said the agency’s top official, Jim Bridenstine, in ...
24 December 2021
Less than 24hrs to go before the launch of JWST!
...With the Launch Readiness Review of the James Webb Space Telescope complete, it’s all eyes on...recent communications problem that was discovered at the launch site, the James Webb Space Telescope is the most complex space science observatory ever built...
16 December 2021
NASA delays launch of JWST
... of 18 December was already pushed back after an incident. This time a communication problem is to blame, say NASA. "The James Webb Space Telescope team is working a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system," a brief...
