OpinionMarch 1, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope Needs to Be Renamed
The successor to the Hubble currently honors a man who acquiesced to homophobic government policies during the 1950s and 1960s
The James Webb Space Telescope
The most powerful observatory ever made promises to produce some of the most incredible discoveries of our lifetime and beyond
Space & PhysicsDecember 7, 2017
What Will NASA’s Biggest-Ever Space Telescope Study First?
To fully utilize the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope, researchers will have to squeeze a generation of scientific studies into the multibillion-dollar observatory’s short lifetime
The SciencesJanuary 30, 2016
Mirror on the Cosmos: NASA's Next Big Telescope Takes Shape
After more than 20 years the giant mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope is finally complete
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2010
Origami Observatory: Behind the Scenes with the Webb Space Telescope
NASA is building an innovative and risky space telescope that promises to surpass the hugely successful Hubble. Here's an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the most audacious space project in decades