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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 a.m. EST on December 25, 2021 on an Ariane 5 rocket from…
This animation illustrates the James Webb Space Telescope's orbit as seen from above the Sun's north pole. Webb will not…
How are the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope different, and how do they complement each other? Learn…
During an eclipse, the Moon blocks the light of the Sun, allowing us to view stars that would normally be…
How exactly does Webb observe the universe? This animation takes you out to the Second Lagrange point (L2), beyond the…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful infrared science observatory ever to be sent into space. From its…
Because the Webb telescope is launched into space and operates in an extremely cold environment, it is built with materials…
This episode of Behind the Webb explores the multi-tasking capabilities of one of the cameras on the Webb telescope, the…
The Webb telescope has a series of mirrors to get the light from the universe into the observatory's cameras. After…
