May 2022
Essential guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
...Space Agencies (NASA, ESA, and CSA), the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is close to starting its mission to ...have planned extraordinary science, we cannot imagine the universe the James Webb Space Telescope is about to reveal. WST is not ‘Hubble’s...
20 March 2019
Webb telescope partly blamed for WFIRST funding cut
... that WFIRST is now estimated at $3.2 billion to $3.9 billion. Webb gets $353 million in the fiscal 2020 request. “And I will...to go up to [Capitol] Hill and talk about the James Webb Space Telescope,” said the agency’s top official, Jim Bridenstine, ...
28 March 2018
Woes for Webb as the space telescope is delayed again
... goes with it, that is holding up the launch. “Webb is the highest priority project for the agency’s Science Mission...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 ...
22 November 2017
JWST completes crucial cryogenic test
... successfully complete thermal vacuum testing for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST); confirming that the soon-to-be-launched...ready for the frigid, airless environment of space. The Webb telescope is set to improve our understanding of the Universe...
24 December 2021
Less than 24hrs to go before the launch of JWST!
...that was discovered at the launch site, the James Webb Space Telescope is the most complex space science observatory ...them to electronic voltages that can be measured. These detectors allow Webb to "see" light outside the visible range and show us ...
16 December 2021
NASA delays launch of JWST
...nearly 10 billion dollars (8.8 billion euros) have forced delays. Webb was built in the US and transported to its launch ...communication problem is to blame, say NASA. "The James Webb Space Telescope team is working a communication issue between the...
