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The James Webb Space Telescope was a decade late and $10 billion over budget, but it has finally launched. 

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.

The James Webb Space Telescope is truly on its way.

The James Webb Space Telescope received a faultless send-off by Europe's Ariane 5 rocket in what has been described as the best Christmas gift to the world's astronomers.

On Dec. 25, 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched into space to peer farther back into the universe's history than ever before.

It was a moment so highly anticipated and so long-delayed that it seemed surreal: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finally got off the ground.

NASA's Christmas launch of its huge James Webb Space Telescope has sparked some Twitter memes ahead of its Dec. 25 liftoff.

Astronauts on the International Space Station shared a festive message for people on Earth as they prepare to spend the holidays in orbit.

The rocket that will finally launch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope today (Dec. 25) has begun fueling for liftoff.

Space weather could derail the James Webb Space Telescope launch tomorrow. But so far, all seems in favour for tomorrow's big day.

December is the month of the winter solstice, which a large part of the world associates with such celebrations as Nativity festivals.

NASA and the astronomy community have poured $10 billion and more than two decades into just one piece of machinery. Now they are facing the moment of truth.

NASA is launching a huge observatory into space early Christmas morning (Dec. 25), but you don't need to worry about it hitting Santa Claus.

Track Santa as he proceeds with his annual Chrismtas present deliveries across the globe in a simulation by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

The holiday season and space might just be more closely connected than you thought. Check out this list of great Christmas space facts.

The James Webb Space Telescope is set to revolutionize our understanding of the universe, from the earliest stars and galaxies to the chemistry of exoplanets, asteroids and comets.

"You've got the patch there. In fact, I was observing a little Latin phrase at the bottom, what does that say?" "'Hic Servare Diem,' which means 'Here to save the day.'"

Amid all the excitement, there is no shortage of nerves ahead of the launch of the world's most powerful telescope.

So ... the USS Discovery is now a living, sentient starship?

'Eve of the Daleks' is the title for this year's special and it promises to be a Christmas cracker.

Even as commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space prepares to launch the first fully private crew to the space station early next year, its engineers are also developing in-house spacesuits.