Telescope

Webb telescope reveals surprising details of Pluto’s moon Charon

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope are giving scientists a fuller understanding about…

Webb begins hunt for the first stars and habitable worlds

  by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Agence France Presse The first stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope…

Photos of deep space as revealed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

"The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full…

Webb telescope spots its first star — and takes a selfie

Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star (though it wasn't quite tonight) --…

Webb telescope reaches final destination, a million miles from Earth

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot…

‘Amazing milestone’ as NASA fully deploys Webb telescope in space

https://youtu.be/BgxmhTHnvbQ by Lucie AUBOURG The most powerful space telescope ever built completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase Saturday, unfolding its…

Webb telescope fully deploys sunshield in mission milestone

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its tennis-court sized sunshield Tuesday,…

James Webb telescope sets off on million-mile voyage

by Pierre CELERIER The world's most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5…

China to open giant telescope to international scientists

by Ludovic EHRET PINGTANG, China (AFP) -- Nestled among the mountains in southwest China, the world's largest radio telescope signals…

The real deal: Astronomers deliver first photo of black hole

by Marlowe Hood and Laurence Coustal PARIS, France (AFP) -- Astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first photo of a black…

NASA’s planet-hunter telescope, Kepler, runs out of fuel

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- The US space agency's Kepler space telescope has run…

Trouble for Hubble: gyro fails on space telescope

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Hubble space telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990, has temporarily suspended operations…

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