09 February 2018
New research on rocky worlds helps identify Earth-like planets
... candidates to test our ideas about how super-Earths form and evolve, potentially using NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope." New data was also released this week on the seven planets orbiting the nearby...
19 February 2018
TESS arrives in Florida ahead of its April launch
... prime targets for follow-up observations with large ground telescopes, the Hubble Space telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, which is set for launch next year.
03 April 2018
Astronomers unexpectedly find the most distant star ever discovered
... are primordial black holes with about 30 times the mass of the Sun or less. Nonetheless, once the James Webb Space Telescope gets off the ground, the team suggest that with microlensing, it will be possible to study...
03 August 2018
Plate tectonics not needed for life, but UV light is
... far away at the moment to probe with current technology, next-generation telescopes, such as NASA's TESS and James Webb Telescopes, will hopefully find many more just like them. "There's an important distinction between what is necessary...
20 August 2018
Galaxy should be teeming with water-worlds say researchers
... difficult with current ground-based and space-bourne telescopes. However with the impending launch of the James Webb Space Telescope – the successor to the Hubble space telescope – in 2021, their task will hopefully be made considerably...
03 July 2019
New study reveals detailed exoplanet atmosphere
... at an exoplanet, as they limit the depth at which they can peer through the skies. With NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope getting ready for launch though that should all change, as its unprecedented sensitivity in the...
