NASA unveils more stunning images from James Webb Space Telescope
The early release photos provide a taste of the discoveries to come from the $10 billion telescope.
The early release photos provide a taste of the discoveries to come from the $10 billion telescope.
Lana Zak showcases the first image from the James Webb telescope and how it compares to similar images by the Hubble telescope.
The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope was released at an event led by President Biden, Vice President Harris and NASA officials. Mr. Biden said the telescope, the most powerful ever built, "symbolizes the relentless spirit of American ingenuity." Watch the event here.
After six months of tests and checkout, the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready for center stage.
Five impacts have been detected since launch, but Webb continues to operate better than expected.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could soon provide some answers about other planets in the far reaches of the Milky Way. Assistant astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute Néstor Espinoza speaks with CBS News anchor Lana Zak about the what scientists hope to learn from these other planets.
The first showcase images from the $10 billion telescope will be unveiled in mid July, after instrument checkout is complete.
Scientists say a "missing link" that helps to explain the mysteries of the birth of the universe has been hiding in plain sight.
The star may be up to 50 times the mass of our sun.
With its optics aligned, Webb is on track to begin science operations in the late June-July timeframe.
While the blurry, misaligned pictures might disappoint the uninitiated, they are almost exactly what engineers were expecting at this point in the observatory's complex commissioning.
Part of a SpaceX rocket that has been orbiting Earth since 2015 is expected to collide with the moon in a little over a month. Plus, the James Webb telescope reached its final destination after launching last month. Retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins CBS News' Errol Barnett with the latest.
Technically, it could also see details as small as a U.S. penny at a distance of about 25 miles.
With Webb on station, engineers will focus on aligning the telescope's optical system.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope slipped into orbit around a point in space nearly a million miles from Earth on Monday. It's on a mission to capture light from the first stars and galaxies to form in the aftermath of the Big Bang. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.
Thirty days after launch, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is going into orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth. After a series of adjustments and calibrations it will be ready to begin exploring the most distant stars and galaxies in the universe. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.
If all goes well, Webb will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble — so sensitive to infrared light that it could detect the faint heat of a bumble bee as far away as the moon.
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its final form. CBS News senior space Analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
Scientists elated with completion of complex Webb space telescope deploy sequence.
With the secondary mirror in place, controllers will deploy final mirror segments by end of week.
With the five-layer sunshield deployed, engineers prepare to unfold Webb's mirrors.
It's a major milestone in the James Webb Space Telescope's initial activation.
It will take two days to tension the sunshade, which is the size of a tennis court.
NASA is a a step closer to getting the first pictures from the James Webb space telescope. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Elise Preston to discuss more.
Deploying the sunshade is crucial to its ability to look back toward the birth of the cosmos.
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