With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are now able to peer so far back in time that we are approaching the epoch where we think that […]
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Editor’s note: On 6 August 2023 SpaceRef.com editor Keith Cowing spoke with Al Jazeera Arabic about the recently released image of the Ring Nebula taken by the Webb Space Telescope. […]
NGC 3256 As Seen By James Webb Space Telescope
The peculiar galaxy NGC 3256 dominates this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This Milky Way-sized galaxy lies about 120 million light-years away in the constellation Vela, and […]
James Webb Space Telescope Identifies Origins Of Icy Building Blocks Of Life
Interstellar molecular clouds are considered to be the birth sites of planetary systems.
New James Webb Space Telescope Images Reveal Spectacular View Of The Orion Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery situated in the […]
Statement by Space Foundation CEO on Newly Released James Webb Space Telescope Images
Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor issued the following statement upon reviewing the released images of the James Webb Space Telescope:
NASA releases first color image from James Webb Space Telescope
A deep field of distant galaxies, some dating back to the first billion years after the Big Bang, is the first full-color image to come from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Science Committee Leaders Johnson, Lucas, Beyer, and Babin Celebrate First Image from James Webb Space Telescope
(Washington, DC) – This evening President Biden unveiled the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first full-color scientific image. Webb, the largest and most complex observatory ever launched into space, has […]
The Alignment Of James Webb Space Telescope Is Now Complete
After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments. Upon completing the seventh and […]
Northrop Grumman Enables James Webb Space Telescope’s Coldest Instrument to Reach Operational Temperature
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), is one step closer to being fully commissioned. Enabled by Northrop Grumman cryocooler technology, the system […]