NASA’s Asteroid, Comet Hunting Telescope Set to Retire at End of Month
NEOWISE has taken millions of infrared measurements and studied tens of thousands of asteroids, comets, stars, galaxies, and other objects.
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NASA To Reveal First Images from Webb Telescope in Live Broadcast Next Month
NASA’s first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) will be revealed during a live broadcast on July 12. In partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA will present the images alongside spectroscopic data from the world’s most powerful telescope. Live coverage of the image release […]
World’s Most Powerful Telescope Hit by Micrometeoroid
The impact damaged a segment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s massive primary mirror.
Webb Telescope Program Director Named to TIME 100 List
Gregory Robinson joins Volodymyr Zelensky and Oprah Winfrey on the media company’s list of 100 most influential leaders of 2022.
James Webb Space Telescope Completes Alignment
The world’s most powerful telescope is just months away from full operability.
NASA’s Unique SOFIA Boeing 747SP Flying Telescope Is Done
NASA announced Thursday that a rare modified Boeing 747SP—known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), will be shut down this year, after years of inflight observations of the moon, stars, planets, and far away galaxies.
ICYMI: All You Need to Know About the World’s Most Powerful Telescope
As the James Webb Space Telescope cools down to its frigid optimum temperature, FLYING takes a look back at all the milestones this historic technology has achieved.
James Webb Telescope Takes World’s Most Expensive Selfie
One million miles away from Earth, Webb sent back its first calibration photos.
Two Ariane 6 Rocket Stages Arrive at French Guiana
The central core of the European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 launch vehicle has arrived at the spaceport in French Guiana after journeying from Europe.
James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Orbit
The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination after a month-long journey, 1 million miles away from Earth, to peer into the moments shortly after the Big Bang.
