James Webb Space Telescope Laser-Focused Sight In case you missed it, here's a quick video showing how the alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors is fine-tuned to produce sharp, focused images. Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/2zTS7mg Posted by NASA's James… Continue Reading
About 1 million miles away from the nearest eye surgeon, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to perfect its own vision while in orbit. Read the full story: http://go.nasa.gov/2zVnxJt Posted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Friday,… Continue Reading
In case you missed it… In this short video, engineer Nithin Abraham talks about her work keeping Chamber A, where we are testing the James Webb Space Telescope, free of contaminants. Go behind the scenes (and deep below) for an… Continue Reading
Why does the James Webb Space Telescope need to be so cold? How do we test space-like conditions on the ground? Our newest Tumblr takes you through the basics: http://go.nasa.gov/2xUi34C Posted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Friday, October… Continue Reading
We have scientists and engineers ready to answer your questions about our cryogenic testing of the James Webb Space Telescope. Why so cold? What kind of testing are we doing? How will this prepare us for being in space? The… Continue Reading
Unknown.gif The James Webb Space Telescope will be so sensitive that it could detect the heat signature of a bumblebee at the distance of the Moon! Want to learn more? We've got a Webb 101 Tumblr with more basic facts… Continue Reading
webbreddittama.gif Why does the James Webb Space Telescope have to be so cold? How are we testing it? Your questions answered on Oct 19, 1pm ET, in the Science Sub-reddit. (https://www.reddit.com/r/science/)Start thinking up your questions now, but save them for… Continue Reading
Aligning the Primary Mirror Segments of NASA’s James Webb Spac… How do we make 18 mirrors work as one? How do we make sure now, that this process will work in space? This video and feature article explain: https://go.nasa.gov/2fj6TxZ Posted… Continue Reading
This simulation shows possible spectroscopy results of Europa’s water plumes, obtained using the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRSpec instrument. In case you missed it, here's a feature on how Webb data like this will help us learn more about the… Continue Reading
So, how did we transport the giant James Webb Space Telescope from NASA Goddard in Maryland all the way to NASA Johnson in Houston? And why? Posted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Wednesday, May 31, 2017