Tag: James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Begins Process of Bringing New Space Telescope Into Focus

NASA on Wednesday embarked on a months-long, painstaking process of bringing its newly launched James Webb Space Telescope into focus, a task due for completion in time for the revolutionary eye in the sky to begin peering into the cosmos by early summer. Mission control engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,…


Space Telescope’s ‘Golden Eye’ Opens, Last Major Hurdle

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror 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…


NASA’s New Space Telescope ‘Hunky-Dory’ After Problems Fixed

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope is on the verge of completing the riskiest part of its mission—unfolding and tightening a huge sunshade—after ground controllers fixed a pair of problems, officials said Monday. The tennis court-size sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope is now fully open and in the process of being stretched tight….


Hubble Space Telescope’s $10 Billion Replacement Set to Soar

The Hubble Space Telescope’s heir is finally on the brink of flight. It will be the biggest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever to leave the planet, elaborate in its design and ambitious in its scope. At a budget-busting $10 billion USD, it will also be the most expensive. The James Webb Space Telescope will…