At the bottom of Utah rock of Spor Mountain, metal of that size that it was rare, was found to be used in the critical role ...

This artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope shows it face-on to the fully-deployed primary mirror. Credit: NASA "Also, almost all of Webb's sensitive components (besides the mirrors ...

What did the new space telescope see in deep space? James Webb is the largest extraterrestrial telescope in history. Its primary mirror consists of 18 hexagonal segments with a total width of 6.5 ...

Engineers in a cleanroom posing in front of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA / Chris Gunn Giant mirror: Webb's mirror, which captures light, is over 21 feet across. That's over two and ...

JWST has detected the earliest galaxies in the universe, but some look “more mature” than expected. Is it time to rethink how ...

But the James Webb Space Telescope, also known as JWST ... align its insectlike primary mirror made of 18 hexagonal segments and calibrate its science instruments (SN: 1/24/22).

A tiny rock fragment has hit the new James Webb Space Telescope's main mirror. The damage inflicted ... gold tiles that make up Webb's 6.5m-wide primary reflector - was struck.

The James Webb Space ... telescope will be featured on new stamps available Sept. 8 (pre-orders begin Aug. 8). The image features the telescope's 18 gold-coated segments, which form a 21-foot mirror.

Our tiny corner of the cosmos has just gotten bigger, brighter, and bolder, and it’s all thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ... due to the size of its mirrors as well as its ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image depicting a star-forming complex known as N79. The region is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is a satellite ...