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JWST Is On Its Way!
It’s really happening. After all the years of delays, reschedulings, budget shortfalls, and even more delays, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on December 25 and is now successfully on its way to is destination at the second LaGrange point (L2), about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from Earth.
'29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.
5 space missions to look forward to now that Webb has launched
The James Webb Space Telescope was a decade late and $10 billion over budget, but it has finally launched.
'Wind' from Earth's middle layer blows through a secret passage beneath Panama
The mysterious presence of mantle materials more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from where they originated may be explained by a 'window' 62 miles (100 kilometers) below the Earth's surface.
Rare wispy ice formations streak across the sea near Antarctica in beautiful satellite images
Recent satellite images captured by Landsat 8 show a rare windswept sea ice formation over water in Antarctica.
James Webb Space Telescope notches crucial maneuver to set its path
The James Webb Space Telescope is truly on its way.
Comet Leonard — A Gift at Christmastime
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1), which appeared to stall out around magnitude 5 in early December, has become a surprise performer. Since transitioning to the evening sky, it's undergone three successive […]
Webb telescope finally leaves Earth in search of light from first galaxies
An Ariane 5 rocket, propelled by a main engine and two solid-fueled boosters, leaps off the pad at the Guiana Space Center with the James Webb Space Telescope.
The James Webb Space Telescope, a NASA-led international collaboration that took nearly 30 years and $10 billion to get to the launch pad, finally left Earth with a Christmas morning rocket ride from a European spaceport in South America, setting off on a mission to hunt for the first light in the universe. That was just the easy part.
It's truly Christmas' James Webb Space Telescope's yuletide launch has NASA overjoyed
The James Webb Space Telescope received a faultless send-off by Europe's Ariane 5 rocket in what has been described as the best Christmas gift to the world's astronomers.
In photos: The Christmas launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
On Dec. 25, 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched into space to peer farther back into the universe's history than ever before.
The James Webb Space Telescope Is Headed to Space
Over a generation in the making, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally headed for space.
Liftoff replay: Webb on Ariane 5
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The James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 13:20 CET on 25 December on its exciting mission to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on epic mission to study early universe
It was a moment so highly anticipated and so long-delayed that it seemed surreal: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finally got off the ground.
Webb liftoff on Ariane 5 to unlock secrets of the Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 13:20 CET on 25 December on its exciting mission to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
Liftoff in images: Webb on Ariane 5
The James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 13:20 CET on 25 December on its exciting mission to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
Christmas launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has sparked some epic holiday memes
NASA's Christmas launch of its huge James Webb Space Telescope has sparked some Twitter memes ahead of its Dec. 25 liftoff.
Astronauts on International Space Station send Christmas video message to Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station shared a festive message for people on Earth as they prepare to spend the holidays in orbit.
Getting Started with Your New Telescope
How to start right using a new telescope — a guide to what you need to know, how to set it up, and things you can start finding with it in tonight's sky.
Best wishes to Webb from space
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From one space flier to another, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer shares a message of support for the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) launch, from ESA’s Columbus science laboratory on the International Space Station.
James Webb Space Telescope's rocket begins fueling up for launch
The rocket that will finally launch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope today (Dec. 25) has begun fueling for liftoff.
