NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its deep-space destination, but it'll be a while yet before the $10 billion observatory starts its science work.
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Powerful, nearby black holes could help to explain universe's origins
Nearby galaxies and their black holes could hold the answers to the existential questions that remain unanswered about the beginning of the universe.
Tonga undersea volcano eruption released up to 18 megatons of energy
Scientists are starting to take the measure of the monster volcanic eruption that rocked the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga earlier this month.
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope's last days on Earth in this time-lapse video
It's been a month since the James Webb Space Telescope launched to space. Revisit its last days on Earth in a stunning new timelapse video.
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Arrived at Its Destination
Fully deployed, the James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its new home today, in a halo orbit around the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point.
It’s Been Constantly Raining Meteors on Mars for 600 Million Years. Earth too.
New research shows that Mars has faced a constant rain of meteors during the last 600 million years. This finding contradicts previous research showing that the impact rate has varied, with prominent activity spikes. Why would anyone care how often meteors rained down on Mars, a planet that’s been dead for billions of years?
For scientists, relief and joy abound as James Webb Space Telescope completes monthlong journey
The telescope just arrived safely at its deep-space orbit, and commissioning continues to go well.
Gas giants: Facts about the outer planets and exoplanets
The solar system's outer planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — are helping us probe more about worlds further away.
SpaceX Dragon splashes down off Florida coast with nearly 5,000 pounds of science on board
SpaceX's latest Dragon cargo mission splashed down Monday (Jan. 24) with a huge haul of science experiments from the International Space Station.
Webb reaches orbital destination a million miles from Earth
Artist’s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope slipped into orbit around a point in space nearly a million miles from Earth Monday where it can capture light from the first stars and galaxies to form in the aftermath of the Big Bang.
ESA’s ARIEL Mission Will Study the Atmospheres of More Than 1,000 Exoplanets
We found our first exoplanets orbiting a pulsar in 1992. Since then, we’ve discovered many thousands more. Those were the first steps in identifying other worlds that could harbour life.
James Webb Space Telescope arrives at new home in space
After traveling almost a million miles, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reached its final destination today (Jan. 24).
Best Buy's flash sale has great deals on these Star Wars Lego and The Mandalorian toys
Best Buy's flash sale offers you discounted Star Wars toys until 3 a.m. EST.
Remembering NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill, the Inspiration Behind “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13”
Jerry Woodfill, an engineer who worked diligently behind the scenes during NASA’s Apollo program, has passed away at age 79. Jerry was still employed by the Johnson Space Center (JSC) at the time of his death, working there for over 57 years. Most notably, Jerry worked as the lead engineer behind the Caution and Warning System on the Apollo spacecraft, which alerted astronauts to issues such as Apollo 11’s computer problems during the first Moon landing, and the explosion of Apollo 13’s oxygen tanks.
Webb has arrived at L2
Today, at 20:00 CET, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes (297 seconds) to complete the final post launch course correction to Webb’s trajectory. This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, nearly 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth.
Black holes: Scientists think they've spotted the mysterious birth of one
Astronomers are increasingly drawing back the curtains on black holes.
Polaris: How to find the North Star
Why is Polaris called the North Star and how is it used?
Mars 'asteroid showers' have stayed steady over 600 million years
We might have to rethink the pace of Red Planet crater formation.
Extreme Tidal Forces Have Deformed an Exoplanet
Among the thousands of known exoplanets, there are some that are very odd. Take, for example, the exoplanet known as WASP-103b. It’s a large planet with a mass about 1.5 times that of Jupiter, but 103b is so close to its star it makes a complete orbit every 22 hours. At this proximity, many astronomers wonder if the world is on the edge of being ripped apart by tidal forces. But a new study shows us that something much more interesting is going on.
Astronauts become archaeologists to document space station 'dig sites'
A researcher marked off areas in order to catalog the contents. These "test pits" were based on a technique practiced by archaeologists, only these "dig sites" were on the International Space Station.
ESA supports the White House on greenhouse gas monitoring
When Joe Biden was inaugurated as President one year ago, he fulfilled his promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and set a course for the US to tackle the climate crisis by supporting global efforts to limit global warming. ESA recently joined the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology by public video link to share European plans and expertise on measuring carbon dioxide and methane from space.
