Webb Space Telescope

What’s Up with Webb

In this blog we will keep you informed about Webb's completed steps, current status and upcoming milestones.  ...
Our Mysterious Universe Still Evades Cosmological Understanding

Our Mysterious Universe Still Evades Cosmological Understanding

Science can uncover new knowledge, but it can also reveal what we don’t understand. New research is shedding light on a cosmological mystery that’s been brewing since the 1920s. The mystery involves the make-up and expansion of the universe ...
Webb Telescope emerging from the Ariane 5 faring

Why will it take six months to see JWST’s first science images?

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is ready for launch from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. More than 20 years in the making, JWST’s observations of the cosmos will change our understanding of our universe ...
3 Hubble images

Healing Hubble

Hubble is one of the most successful science experiments ever. Although Hubble is currently not observing, the good news is that its dedicated team has a handle on the problem and will get it up and running again soon ...
Photo of Jupiter with a red scar from the comet collision

What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us

By Heidi Hammel What were the most important lessons were from that week of comet-caused chaos? I list three: knowledge of Jupiter, advancement of impact physics, and a foretaste of our possible future on Earth ...