James Webb Space Telescope

Washington : Researchers have confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly the same size as our own,…

New York : NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape the iconic Pillars of Creation, where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. According to the space…

New York : For the first time, astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system.The exoplanet called 'HIP 65426 b' is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could…

Washington : The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has captured colourful images of Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away. Using its powerful infrared cameras, Webb produced a detailed image of…

Washington : James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.The $10 billion Webb telescope, is an international programme led by NASA, European Space Agency and the Canadian…

Washington : An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature - minus 266 degrees Celsius, NASA officials have said.Along with three other instruments onboard Webb, Mid-Infrared Instrument…

Washington : Internal email documents of NASA indicate that the US space agency officials have dismissed concerns raised by the LGBTQ community over the name of the James Webb Space Telescope.The flagship telescope, which was launched in…

Washington : NASA has unveiled first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which represents early stages of the telescope's 18 main mirror segments properly aligning.This image mosaic was created by pointing the telescope…

Washington : NASA's revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope has reached the final orbit in space on Tuesday, after a month of space travel.A joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission was…

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has now survived all of the harsh conditions associated with a rocket launch to space, ahead of its much anticipated October 2021 launch.The US space agency recently pushed back the target for the launch of…