There's a class of objects in the cosmos that are neither stars, nor are they quite planets. Astronomers used the powerful ...

Two years ago today, NASA unveiled the first full-color space images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope ... but the extremely high precision of Webb's huge mirror allows the telescope ...

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way ...

The mirror actuators on the James Webb Space Telescope are a perfect example of this extreme engineering, and to understand how they work a little better, [Zachary Tong] built a working model of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope can see all over the universe with its enormous mirror, but it can't see itself. There are no external cameras, and instead of being in low-Earth orbit, it's all the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope Mirror is seen during a media unveiling at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center at Greenbelt, Maryland November 2, 2016.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Ever since ...

Each segment of the mirror is fitted with servos that can ... Redondo Beach and L2 is critical to the success of the James Webb Space Telescope. The fact that mission planners and engineers ...

A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major, this barred spiral ...

What is the James Webb Space Telescope ... which orbits Earth – is outfitted with a gold-coated mirror and powerful infrared instruments that allow it to observe the cosmos like no instrument ...