James Webb Telescope
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Astrophysicists spot possible first-ever ‘dark stars’
New York: Data from NASA’s James Webb Telescope has caught a glimpse of possible first-ever ‘dark stars’. Stars powered with dark matter still need proving but could reveal clues about the nature…
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Webb telescope detects universe’s most distant ‘smoke’ molecules
New York: An international team of astronomers has detected complex organic molecules in the most distant galaxy to date using the next generation James Webb Space Telescope. The molecules, detected from the…
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Joe Biden unveils first image of Webb Telescope, calls it ‘historic moment’
Washington: US President Joe Biden released the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope in the presence of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the White House on Monday. “The first image…
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Webb telescope’s instrument reaches coldest operating temperature
Washington: An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature – minus 266 degrees Celsius, NASA officials have said. Along with three other instruments onboard Webb, Mid-Infrared…
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What’s next for Webb telescope after reaching final destination in space
Washington: NASA’s next-generation James Webb telescope, which travelled about 1 million miles from Earth, has reached its final destination. But, the science operations are expected to begin only in late June or…
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Nasa’s Webb telescope reaches final stable position 1mn miles from Earth
Washington: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully fired a planned rocket on-course correction to manoeuvre itself into a permanent stable position at a point between the Earth and the Sun, almost…
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NASA’s Webb Telescope unfolds primary mirror, set for big action
Washington: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has successfully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations in deeper space.…