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NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has unveiled first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope which represents early stages of the telescope's 18 main mirror segments properly aligning

NASA's new space telescope sees first starlight, takes selfie

NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission, officials said Friday. The telescope's first target was a bright star 258 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. That was just a real wow moment, said Marshall Perrin of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. Over the next few months, the hexagonal mirror segments each the size of a coffee table will be aligned and focused as one, allowing science observations to begin by the end of June. The $10 billion infrared observatory considered the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope will seek light from the first stars and galaxies that formed in the universe nearly 14 billion years ago. It will also examine the atmospheres of alien worlds for any possible signs of life. NASA did not detect the crippling flaw in

NASA selects two missions to help better understand earth-sun environment

These missions will provide deeper insights into our universe and offer critical information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications signals such as GPS.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission rocket faces fresh delays, likely in March

NASA's much awaited 'Artemis 1' mission, that aims to return humans to the Moon, has been delayed until March.

India, with lunar odyssey planned this year, is among many looking moonward

The Chinese already have robotic probes on the moon, including a lander-rover set on the dark side

James Webb telescope reaches final stable position 1 mn miles from Earth

The James Webb Space Telescope is the scientific complement to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. It will be the most powerful space telescope ever built.

NASA offers $1 million for innovative ideas to feed astronauts

Giving future explorers the technology to produce nutritious, tasty, and satisfying meals on long-duration space missions will give them the energy required to uncover the great unknown

2021 sixth hottest year on record, last 8 years the warmest, says NASA

Earth's global average surface temperature in 2021 tied 2018 as the sixth warmest year on record, and the past eight years are the warmest, according to an independent analysis done by NASA and NOAA.

NASA names Katherine Calvin as new chief scientist, senior climate adviser

NASA has named Katherine Calvin to serve as chief scientist and senior climate adviser, the agency said in a press release.

NASA's Webb Telescope reaches major milestone as 'Mirror Unfolds'

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments

Technicians successfully deploy James Webb Telescope Giant sunshield: NASA

NASA technicians have successfully fully deployed the massive sunshield protecting the James Webb Space Telescope, the US space agency announced

A new universe

JWST will enhance the understanding of stars and galaxies

NASA's James Webb telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America's northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky

Webb Space Telescope to be launched next Friday on Christmas Eve: NASA

NASA is shooting for next Friday Christmas Eve to launch its newest space telescope.

NASA-launched spacecraft enters Sun's corona for first time in history

A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that's roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit.A scientific paper describing the milestone was published in the Physical Review Letters.The historic moment was achieved thanks to a large collaboration of scientists and engineers, including members of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) who built and monitor a key instrument on board the probe: the Solar Probe Cup. The cup collects particles from the Sun's atmosphere that helped scientists verify that the spacecraft had indeed crossed into the corona."The goal of this entire mission is to learn how the Sun works. We can accomplish this by flying into the solar atmosphere," said Michael Stevens, an astrophysicist at the CfA who helps monitor the cup. "The only way to do that is for the spacecraft to cross the outer boundary, which ...

NASA launches X-ray space telescope to unlock secrets of black hole

US space agency NASA on Thursday launched its new X-ray Mission to unlock the secrets of extreme cosmic objects.

From Pilots, doctor to physicist, cyclist: NASA selects 10 new astronauts

NASA selected 10 new astronauts, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars.

NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna

NASA TV planned live coverage of the 6-1/2-hour spacewalk, scheduled to begin at 7:10 AM Eastern time (1210 GMT) on Thursday

NASA aims to replace ISS with one or more commercial space station by 2030

The US space agency is planning to replace the International Space Station (ISS) with one or more commercial space stations by 2030.

2 NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna

TV will cover live as sstronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Brown exit an airlock of the orbiting research lab some 402 km above Earth.