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Since its deployment, the James Webb Space Telescope has been fine-tuned by experts to maintain its powerful optical ...

One year ago, in July 2022, we got first light from the James Webb Space Telescope. After over 20 years of planning and ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched to space. Its mirror is composed of 18 individual segments that have been aligned so accurately, that they ...

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The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming ...

JWST, a groundbreaking space observatory, enhances our understanding of the cosmos by studying distant galaxies, star ...

A traveling exhibit will be on display at the Putnam Museum with a close-up view of the stars. NASA’s Hubble: New Views of ...

Space-based telescopes are remarkable. Their view isn't obscured by the weather in our atmosphere, and so they can capture ...

Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has identified early galaxies that shine unexpectedly brightly, suggesting ...