22 February 2017
NASA announces the discovery of first-ever exoplanet system with seven Earth-size planets
... in Pasadena, California. "Spitzer will follow up in the fall to further refine our understanding of these planets so that the James Webb Space Telescope can follow up. More observations of the system are sure to reveal more secrets.” NASA will...
March 2017
Twinkle - a mission to unravel the story of planets in our galaxy
...no data is currently available in the mid-infrared. The James Webb Telescope is due for launch in late 2018 and the ...Centre (UKATC) and incorporates design heritage from the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI infrared instrument. Observations with ...
20 January 2017
Winners and potential losers of the Obama and Trump administrations
... then that not all is lost. Nonetheless, speaking at a press conference last year on the likelihood of whether the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would remain unscathed as President Trump takes office, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is reported...
October 2017
Cassini observations open up Saturn’s atmosphere
... and 2030s, but mission selection is a competitive process. In the meantime, assets on Earth and in orbit (like the James Webb Space Telescope) will continue to observe Saturn to build on Cassini’s legacy of discoveries, while keeping a watchful eye...
March 2018
Mapping the dark universe
... planned for ESA’s Gaia mission and around 3.5 times more than the estimate for NASA/ESA’s James Webb telescope. In terms of data volume and downlink rates Euclid is therefore the most demanding ESA space science...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... space telescopes could be designed for robotic assembly. One of NASA’s candidate telescope designs to succeed the James Webb Space Telescope, LUVOIR (Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor), would have a primary mirror of up to 15 metres in diameter and...
