NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully “On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as “fine phasing.” At this key stage in the commissioning […]
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ICYMI: Webb Made A Big Splash In New York City
Some cool pics of immense @MorganStanley advertisements in New York City in December after the launch of #NASAWebb with #astronomy and #astrobiology themes. #JWST #NASA pic.twitter.com/npbgCJ2V67 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) […]
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We Have A New Space Telescope
This picture made me cryyyy https://t.co/ospVUqSGxR pic.twitter.com/b8cXU2k9ue — Katy Mersmann (@KatyMersmann) January 8, 2022
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Inspiring The Next Generation Of Space Explorers
Inspiring the Next generation of Explorers FYI @Dr_ThomasZ This photo shows one of James Webb's great-grandchildren watching the launch of James Webb Space Telescope – it was forwarded to me […]
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Webb Mission Updates
James Webb Space Telescope 26 December, 2021 Update – First Mid-Course Correction Burn Completed, NASA “At 7:50 pm EST, December 25, 2021, Webb’s first mid-course correction burn began. It lasted […]
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Webb Launch Coverage
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Left Earth “The James Webb Space Telescope is safely in space, powered on and communicating with ground controllers. Webb continues in coast phase, and […]
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GAO Report On NASA And Its Big Telescopes
NASA: Lessons from Ongoing Major Projects Can Inform Management of Future Space Telescopes, GAO “The projects in NASA’s current portfolio of major space telescopes–JWST, Roman, and SPHEREx–have roots in past […]
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Webb Launch Delayed Due To Ground Processing Issues (Update)
Testing Confirms Webb Telescope on Track for Targeted Dec. 22 Launch, Arianespace “Engineering teams have completed additional testing confirming NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for flight, and launch […]
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"The Hunt For Planet B": A Wonderful Documentary That NASA Simply Ignores
Keith’s note: I just watched “The Hunt For Planet B“, a documentary on the James Webb Space Telescope which aired on CNN. I must say that this is a splendid […]
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Astro2020 Decadal Survey Released – NASA Ignores It
Keith’s note: It has been 24 hours and NASA has made no mention of this report. This new Decadal Survey covers the astronomy and astrophysics things that NASA will spend […]