Science James Webb Telescope's MIRI instrument reaches a super chilly -266 Celsius Webb passes another critical test with flying colors By Shawn Knight, April 14, 2022, 9:45 AM 9 comments
Science James Webb Space Telescope passes key alignment phase Performance is exceeding specifications By Shawn Knight, March 17, 2022, 10:04 AM 12 comments
Science Electronics James Webb Space Telescope update: Fine Guidance Sensor is guiding The stars are aligning for Webb By Shawn Knight, February 18, 2022, 1:04 PM
Science James Webb team starts aligning the telescope's 18 mirrors NASA said initial results match expectations and simulations conducted on scale model By Shawn Knight, February 4, 2022, 1:20 PM 7 comments
Science NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reaches final destination nearly a million miles from Earth Cooldown and calibration time By Shawn Knight, January 25, 2022, 10:58 AM 7 comments
Science NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed The James Webb Space Telescope has taken on its final form By Shawn Knight, January 9, 2022, 2:54 PM 18 comments
Electronics Science NASA didn't equip the James Webb Space Telescope with cameras. Here's why. The risk wasn't worth the reward By Shawn Knight, January 7, 2022, 12:16 PM 25 comments
Science James Webb Space Telescope completes risky sunshield deployment On pins and needles By Shawn Knight, January 5, 2022, 10:33 AM 12 comments
Science NASA: Webb's precision launch, correction maneuvers will significantly extend 10-year lifetime An efficient launch resulted in excess fuel By Shawn Knight, December 29, 2021, 3:56 PM
Science Space NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully launches into space A Christmas miracle By Shawn Knight, December 25, 2021, 8:47 AM 25 comments
Science Space James Webb Space Telescope launch moved to Christmas Day A gift from NASA By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2021, 10:35 AM 13 comments
Science James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed for the umpteenth time NASA is now eyeing a Christmas Eve launch By Shawn Knight, December 15, 2021, 1:26 PM 32 comments
Science NASA gives the James Webb Telescope a clean bill of health following prep incident NASA is moving forward with launch prep By Shawn Knight, November 26, 2021, 11:30 AM 8 comments
Science NASA delays James Webb space telescope December 18 launch date over an 'incident' during launch prep phase Additional testing means the telescope will now launch on December 22 at the earliest By Humza Aamir, November 23, 2021, 7:29 AM 8 comments
Science NASA sets a new launch date of December 18 for the James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope will help unlock the mysteries of the universe By Shawn Knight, September 8, 2021, 11:45 AM 15 comments
Science Hardware NASA switches Hubble to backup hardware in last-ditch effort to get it back online It should resume scientific operations by tomorrow after the rest of its systems are stable By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2021, 2:27 PM 13 comments
Science Space NASA reschedules James Webb Space Telescope launch for October 2021 The most advanced space telescope ever created By Shawn Knight, July 17, 2020, 10:25 AM 13 comments
Science Space NASA says James Webb Space Telescope won't launch in March as planned Blame Covid-19 By Shawn Knight, June 12, 2020, 11:43 AM 9 comments
Science NASA suspends work on the James Webb Space Telescope Mission-critical projects will carry on as usual By Shawn Knight, March 21, 2020, 1:10 PM 14 comments
Science NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will likely miss its rescheduled launch date of March 2021 Technical challenges have consumed much of the project's schedule reserve, resulting in a 12 percent likelihood of meeting the launch date By Humza Aamir, January 29, 2020, 9:47 AM 8 comments
Science NASA again delays James Webb Space Telescope, but finally sets a specific launch date We'll have to wait even longer to unlock the mysteries of the universe By Shawn Knight, June 27, 2018, 1:18 PM 23 comments
Science Space NASA pushes back James Webb Space Telescope launch to May 2020 The project has been plagued by budget overruns and delays spanning multiple decades By Shawn Knight, March 27, 2018, 6:07 PM 7 comments