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in FeaturedJames Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed after being fully unfolded in space
To the world, NASA’s freshly launched space telescope represents a historic achievement in scientific research. With this new Hubble, we will be able to see practically everything in the universe, from the nearest stars to the furthest galaxies. “Mama’s telescope” is what Jane Rigby’s kid refers to it as. Her small kid would accompany her […] More
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in FeaturedJames Webb Space Telescope has unfolded 1st wing of its audacious gold-plated mirror
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most powerful space telescope, was just the start of this space-based observatory. It is now more than 70% of the way to its final orbit around the sun, having departed Earth’s atmosphere and gone over 250,000 miles away from our planet (via NASA). However, the […] More
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in FeaturedWatch this amazing video of a $10B space telescope drifting off into the abyss
It was not only Santa who was getting ready to take to the skies for a very important journey on Christmas Eve. Engineers from NASA, Canada’s Space Agency, and Europe’s Space Agency (ESA) were ready to launch the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope into space. The next-generation space telescope was launched on Christmas Day […] More
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in FeaturedNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully deploys secondary mirror: It’s a real Telescope now!
The James Webb Space Telescope is slowly but steadily taking form. NASA has been deploying equipment one by one to bring the telescope into its final configuration after its successful launch on Christmas Day 2021. Webb’s gigantic sunshield was completely deployed last evening, and now NASA is putting the secondary mirror in place – think […] More
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in FeaturedNASA’s next generation space telescope has completed the most difficult phase of its deployment
The sunshield on NASA’s next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully deployed, a vital component that will keep the observatory’s equipment exceptionally cool throughout its mission. The sunshield’s unfurling completes possibly the most difficult deployment the observatory must complete in order to operate correctly while in orbit. After the deployment, Bill Ochs, the project […] More
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in FeaturedNASA takes break in James Webb Space Telescope deployment before tightening up vital sunshield
The second mid-boom of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission was successfully deployed by NASA shortly before the clock struck twelve in the year 2021. The telescope’s sun shield has grown to its full diamond form in orbit after passing the milestone. During the year of 2021, NASA had a busy and fruitful schedule. […] More
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in FeaturedNASA: James Webb space telescope fuel likely to last way more than 10 years, Sunshields deployed successfully
Many people across the globe exhaled a sigh of relief as the JWST was successfully launched on Christmas Day. It is still a long way to go for the team in charge of installing the world’s biggest and most costly space observatory before they can say they have succeeded. Passing through each possible stumbling block […] More