Nasa has released new shots of Neptune, the solar system’s outermost planet, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures, taken in July, show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons. Webb showed Jupiter at its […]
The world’s most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination a million miles from Earth – a month after it lifted off on a quest to discover the dawn of the universe. The 10 billion dollar James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the […]
Nasa’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror on Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope. “I’m emotional about it. What an amazing milestone. We see that beautiful […]
