"We designed [the mirror wings] to operate in space ... Nasa project manager Bill Ochs told reporters. The $10bn James Webb Space Telescope is a joint venture between the US, European and Canadian ...

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Stunning new photographs by a Wellesley College-led team of astronomers have revealed a newly forming galaxy that looks ...

Scientists using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope sought to observe a planet beyond our solar system (an exoplanet) ...

The mirror actuators on the James Webb Space Telescope are a perfect example of this extreme engineering, and to understand how they work a little better, [Zachary Tong] built a working model of ...

It's done. The biggest astronomical mirror ever sent into space is assembled and ready for focusing. The golden reflector, the centrepiece of the new James Webb telescope, was straightened out on ...

Revealed for the first time in all its glory - the main mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be launched in 2018. JWST is regarded as the successor to Hubble, and will carry ...

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You read that right. The James Webb Space Telescope — with a giant mirror that catches extremely faint light, along with its ability to view a type of light (infrared) that can pass through huge ...

In “Pillars of Creation,” Richard Panek shows how the James Webb Space Telescope is altering our view of the cosmos ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's latest psychedelic ... along with the planets and moons in our solar system. - Giant mirror: Webb's mirror, which captures light, is over 21 feet across.

Future space telescopes are being designed for easier servicing, focusing on overcoming challenges such as remote locations and limited fuel. New methods include safe proximity operations and efficien ...