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Webb Undergoes 'Eye Surgery'

05.15.13 - in the Goddard clean room engineers worked meticulously to implant part of the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.

More Webb Telescope Mirrors Delivered

05.10.13 - Another delivery of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight mirrors arrived at a NASA facility during the week of April 29, 2013.

Thermal Shield Testing on Webb's MIRI

05.08.13 - NASA engineer Acey Herrera checks copper test wires inside the thermal shield of an instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA High School STEM Challenge Announces Winners

05.03.13 - An integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics program focused on NASA's forthcoming Webb telescope, has named its 2012-2013 first place team.

NASA Engineers Rehearse Placement of Webb's Microshutters

04.15.13 - Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. are currently rehearsing with the placement of the Webb's Microshutter Array into the NIRSpec.

NASA Provides a Super-speed Look at Webb Telescope Progress

03.26.13 - This time-lapse video shows engineers working on some of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight components to ensure they will work perfectly together in space.

Practice Makes Perfect With Webb Telescope Mirror Placement

03.19.13 - NASA issued a video and photos showing the practice run of the James Webb Space Telescope in the giant clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

NASA's Webb Telescope Gets Its Wings

03.15.13 - A massive backplane that will hold the primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope nearly motionless while it peers into space is another step closer to completion.

NASA Helps Make Guinness World Record for Largest Astronomy Lesson at SXSW

03.13.13 - Looking up through hundreds of colored filters and spectral glasses, 526 people shattered the record for the Largest Astronomy Lesson at South by Southwest.

Webb Instruments

02.20.13 - American manufacturing is critical to the development of NASA’s scientific instruments, satellites and telescopes – specifically the James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb Telescope to Have a Texas-Sized Presence at South by Southwest

02.19.13 - Everything is bigger in Texas and a life-sized model of the world's largest space telescope, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be on display at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival

2012: The Webb Telescope's Big Year of Progress

02.05.13 - The James Webb Space Telescope marked another year of significant progress in 2012 as flight instrumentation was completed and delivered to NASA.

Video Brings Webb Telescope's 3rd Mirror to Light

01.31.13 - A new video takes viewers behind the scenes for a special look at one of the many mirrors of the upcoming Webb telescope.

NASA Readies Famous "Chamber A" to Welcome the James Webb Space Telescope

01.23.13 - NASA's "Chamber A" thermal vacuum testing chamber has been upgraded and remodeled to accommodate testing the James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb Telescope Team Completes Optical Milestone

01.16.13 - The performance testing for the aft-optics subsystem (AOS) was recently completed by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Redondo Beach, Calif.

New e-Books Showcase 2 NASA Space Telescopes

12.21.12 - The e-books, produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, showcase the Hubble and Webb space telescopes.

The Webb Telescope's Holiday Package

12.19.12 - This photo shows the James Webb Space Telescope's 'IEC' all wrapped up in a thermal blanket, and looking like a holiday package at a cleanroom at NASA Goddard.

Testing the Fold: The James Webb Space Telescope's Sunshield

12.03.12 - Engineers got a first-hand look at how the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield would fold around the observatory while stored in the rocket..

Two Webb Mirror Segments Arrive at NASA

11.28.12 - The sole secondary mirror and a third primary mirror segment that will fly aboard the Webb telescope are now in a NASA clean room.

New NASA Video Serves 'COCOA' to Test Webb Telescope Component

11.21.12 - Not a cold-weather beverage, COCOA is a piece of equipment that will measure the accuracy of the Webb telescope's primary mirror.

NASA Nobel Laureate Q&A on Reddit

11.21.12 - Nobel laureate and Webb telescope Project Scientist John Mather will answer astrophysics questions on Reddit.com on Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. EST.

Time Magazine Names NASA Scientist Among Most Influential in Space

10.24.12 - Dr. John Mather, a Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has been noted among Time Magazine's 25 most influential people in space.

Quasar May Be Embedded in Unusually Dusty Galaxy

10.23.12 - So much dust shrouds one distant galaxy that its stars are entirely hidden, but the Webb telescope may be able to peer through the murk.

Nobel Laureate John Mather Tweet-chats at NASA

10.09.12 - Nobel Laureate John Mather responded to questions on Twitter during a tweet-chat on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.

Blanketing NASA's Webb Telescope's Science Instrument Electronics

10.02.12 - Engineers from Genesis Engineering Solutions perform a two day "blanket closeout" on the James Webb Space Telescope.

First Two Webb Telescope Flight Mirrors Delivered to NASA

09.24.12 - The first two of the 18 primary mirrors to fly aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

Webb Takes Viewers 'Beyond Visible Light'

09.12.12 - STScI created the new video called 'Infrared: Beyond the Visible,' to help explain the purpose and benefits of using infrared light in astronomy.

The Webb Telescope's 'Golden Spider'

08.23.12 - What looks like a giant golden spider weaving a web of cables and cords, is actually ground support equipment for the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Faces Behind MIRI - Part 2

08.22.12 - This is a limited series of features to introduce some of the many scientists and engineers involved in the MIRI instrument that will fly aboard the James Webb Space Telescope.

Canada's 'Dynamic Duo' for Webb Telescope

08.17.12 - A "Dynamic Duo" from Canada is the latest topic of the "Behind the Webb" series of videos, which highlights technology in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Second Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb Space Telescope

08.13.12 - The second of four main instruments to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has been delivered to NASA.

Webb Telescope Gets 'Golden Touch'

07.27.12 - "Golden Touch" video takes viewers behind the scenes with the scientists and engineers creating the Webb telescope's components.

The Faces Behind MIRI - Part 1

07.19.12 - This is a limited series of features to introduce some of the many scientists and engineers involved in the MIRI instrument that will fly aboard the James Webb Space Telescope.

Scanning Webb’s Surrogate Eye

07.05.12 - Goddard engineers prepare to measure James Webb's Optical Telescope Element in super-cold, vacuum conditions that simulate space.

NASA's 'Webb-Cam' Has Double Vision for MIRI's Arrival

06.29.12 - NASA's special "Webb-cam"now has "double vision," thanks to a second camera focused on the newly arrived MIRI instrument.

Now Everyone Can Build a Satellite Like NASA: Online!

06.25.12 - Would you like to build a satellite to peer into a black hole and uncover its secrets, now you can with a new online game from NASA.

First Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb

06.14.12 - The first instrument that will fly aboard NASA's JWST has been delivered to Goddard. The Mid-Infrared Instrument will allow scientists to study cold and distant objects in greater detail.

James Webb Space Telescope’s Mirrors Get 'Shrouded'

06.06.12 - Earlier this year, NASA completed deep-freeze tests on the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors in a "shroud" at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Tiny Planet-Finding Mirrors Borrow from Webb Telescope Playbook

05.23.12 - A team of scientists at Goddard is developing an instrument that would image and characterize planets beyond the solar system possibly from a high-altitude balloon.

Critical Webb Telescope Testing

04.12.12 - Instruments for the Webb telescope are undergoing testing in a giant vacuum chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

Webb Telescope Flight Backplane Section Complete

04.24.12 - The center section of the backplane structure that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been completed.

Webb Telescope Spinoffs Already Seen in Some Industries

04.18.12 - As with many technological advances, some of the James Webb Telescope innovations are benefitting humankind in many other industries.

'The MIRI Has Two Faces'

03.29.12 - A new video takes viewers behind the scenes of the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Crafting the Webb Telescope's Technology

03.15.12 - Creation of the James Webb Space Telescope was possible as a result of imagining and developing the industrial machines that made it a reality.

'James Webb': A Year of Achievement and Success

01.09.12 - The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's next generation space telescope.

Cryogenic Testing Completed for Webb Telescope Mirrors

12.21.11 - Cryogenic testing is complete for the final six primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb Telescope Receives COCOA this Winter

12.15.11 - Engineers working on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are bringing out the COCOA, but it's not going to help them keep warm.

Assembly Stand Completed for NASA's Webb Telescope Flight Optics

11.17.11 - The giant steel frame, now at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, will be used to assemble the mirrors and instruments of the Webb telescope.

Giant-Sized Webb Space Telescope Model to 'Land' in Baltimore

10.12.11 - Baltimore's Maryland Science Center is going to be the "landing site" for the life-sized full-scale model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and it's free for all to see.

Tests Under way on the Sunshield for NASA's Webb Telescope

09.19.11 - NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the universe.

Webb Telescope Completes Mirror-Coating Milestone

09.13.11 - The James Webb Space Telescopes mirrors have completed their coating process which allows the Webb telescope's "infrared eyes" to observe extremely faint objects in infrared light.

Webb Instrument Completes Cryo Testing in U.K.

08.18.11 - The Webb telescope's MIRI instrument will examine the first light in the universe and the formation of planets around other stars.

Webb Telescope Technologies Helping Human Eyes

07.28.11 - While construction of the Webb Telescope, which has the most advanced infrared vision of any observatory, is underway, its technologies are proving useful to human eye health.

Being "Secondary" is Important for a Webb Telescope Mirror

07.19.11 - 'Secondary' may not sound as important as 'primary' but when it comes to the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope a secondary mirror plays a critical role in ensuring the telescope gathers information from the cosmos.

Final Polishing Complete on Remaining Webb Mirrors

06.29.11 - Mirrors are a critical part of a telescope. The quality is crucial, so completion of mirror polishing represents a major milestone.

James Webb Space Telescope Completes First Test

06.16.11 - The first six of 18 segments that will form NASA's James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror completed final cryogenic testing this week.

Webb Telescope ISIM on 'Spin Cycle'

05.27.11 - To ensure some of the components of the Webb telescope can withstand the rigors of a rocket launch, NASA is putting them through a "spin cycle."

NASA Virtual Student Engin. Competition Winners

05.23.11 - The top six teams competing in the first 'RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge Synchronous Forum' showcased their creative ideas for a panel of expert judges, fellow teams and others on April 14, 2011.

Next Generation Space Telescope Marks Key Milestone

04.14.11 - The first six segments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror for space observations will begin final cryogenic testing this week.

NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Marks Key Milestone

04.14.11 - The first six segments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror for space observations will begin final cryogenic testing this week.

Webb's 'Time-Traveling' Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard

04.13.11 - It takes two unique types of mirrors to see farther back in time and space than ever before, and NASA engineers have just received one of each type.

Quick "Cool" Facts About the Webb Telescope

03.31.11 - NASA created a short video to show you just how literally "cool" the James Webb Space Telescope really is.

Umbrella on the Shores of the Universe

03.21.11 - The Webb telescope has a unique sunshield allowing the instruments beneath to see far into the universe.

Webb Space Telescope's 'Chassis' Takes a Spin

03.08.11 - The centrifuge at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. will spin the ISIM while engineers monitor it's progress to ensure it can survive a launch.

NASA Launches Webb Telescope Interactive Fly-by Tour Online

02.23.11 - The interactive fly-by tour was created to allow people to get familiar with the Hubble Space Telescope’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope..

Curving Mirrors in Space

12.09.10 - The actuators behind the Webb telescope's mirrors play a very important role in the telescope's function.

Webb Telescope Scientist at Imagination Station

11.29.10 - A NASA physicist working on the Webb Telescope will discuss the project with visitors of the Imagination Station.

Supercomputers Preview What Webb Will See

11.03.10 - As scientists and engineers work to make the telescope a reality, they wonder what sights the largest space-based observatory will reveal.

Webb Telescope Primary Mirror Segment Completes Cryogenic Test

10.26.10 - Last week a primary mirror milestone was met for James Webb Space Telescope project as the first gold-coated mirror segment finished testing in the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility.

Webb Telescope Sunshield Passes Tests

10.08.10 - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed a series of tests that validate the telescope's sunshield design.

Webb Telescope Instrument Gets One Step Closer to Space

10.01.10 - A major instrument due to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is getting its first taste of space in test facilities in the United Kingdom.

Obtaining the 'Unobtainium' for NASA's Next Observatory

09.28.10 - Imagine building a car chassis without a blueprint. That's how a team of Goddard engineers built the structure that will hold James Webb Space Telescope's instruments and processors.

NASA's New Views of the Universe Exhibit Travels to Science Central

01.21.10 - NASA’s traveling museum exhibition, New Views of the Universe, featuring the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, will arrive at Science Central in Ft. Wayne, Indiana late next week.

James Webb Space Telescope Cryogenic Mirror Test Facility Receives Gold

09.09.10 - The Marshall Center's X-ray & Cryogenic Facility has received a unique James Webb Space Telescope element for testing.

Webb Telescope's Guiding Light Arrives From Canada

09.08.10 - The Canadian Space Agency has delivered a test unit of the Fine Guidance Sensor to the James Webb Space Telescope to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.

How to Build a Giant Space Telescope

08.24.10 - It takes many years to build a real space telescope. However, when it comes assembling the life-sized model of NASA's Webb telescope...

James Webb Telescope Completes Cryogenic Mirror Test

07.27.10 - Recently, six James Webb Space Telescope beryllium mirror segments completed a series of cryogenic tests at the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at the Marshall Center.

Behind the Scenes With the Webb Telescope

07.12.10 - There are a lot of things that happen "behind the scenes" when a space telescope is being built, as this recent photo shows.

ESA To Set Tiny Hair-Like Webb Telescope Microshutters

06.29.10 - Tiny shutters as small as the width of a human hair are a key component in the James Webb Space Telescope, and they have now arrived at the European Space Agency.

'L2': The Webb Space Telescope's Home in Space

06.23.10 - The Webb won't be orbiting the Earth –instead will we send it almost a million miles out into space, to a place called 'L2.'

NASA's Webb Telescope Has 'Made It' to New York City!

05.26.10 - The James Webb Space Telescope has finally made the "big time" in New York City as the life-sized model of NASA's next generation space telescope is being set up in Battery Park for the 2010 World Science Festival.

Webb Telescope's ISIM Structure Gets Cold-Tested

05.18.10 - The James Webb Telescope's ISIM Structure was Cold-Tested at NASA Goddard in the clean room recently.

Webb Telescope Passes Mission Milestone

04.28.10 - The James Webb Space Telescope passed the Mission Critical Design Review, the most significant milestone yet!

Students Bring Fresh Perspective to Webb Telescope

04.06.10 - At NASA Goddard, graduate students are on the front lines of technology development, adjusting lasers and mirrors and spending long hours at computer terminals.

Extracting Information From Starlight

03.30.10 - The NIRSpec instrument arrived at Goddard. This is an in-depth look at what NIRSPec does.

Video Showcases Best Expectations of Webb Telescope

03.23.10 - Can you imagine seeing 13 billion years back in time, watching the first stars grow, galaxies evolve and solar systems form? You will.

Webb Telescope's MIRI Instrument Replica Reaches Goddard

03.18.10 - The next generation space telescope continues to come together at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., with the arrival of the "Mid Infrared Instrument."

'Webb-cam' Offers Live View of Clean Room

03.10.10 - Take a virtual trip into Goddard's largest clean room, current residence of James Webb Space Telescope components, with the help of live images from the "Webb-cam."

Turning Up the Heat on the Webb Telescope's Sunshield

03.03.10 - How do you test a structure the size of a tennis court? Webb telescope engineers have constructed a 1/3-scale model and a test facility to perform the critical thermal test of the sunshield system.

James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Design Achieves Significant Landmark

02.02.10 - The James Webb Space Telescope's five-layer, tennis court sized sunshield has passed its critical design review, certifying that its design is complete and meets mission requirements.

NASA's New Views of the Universe Exhibit Travels to Science Central

01.21.10 - NASA’s traveling museum exhibition, New Views of the Universe, featuring the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, will arrive at Science Central in Ft. Wayne, Indiana late next week.

Mirror Testing at NASA Breaks Superstitious Myths

01.07.10 - In mythological times reflective surfaces like shiny mirrors were credited with the ability to look into the future. But NASA is using mirrors to look into the past.

New Video Reveals Secrets of Webb Telescope's MIRI

12.29.09 - It's going to take infrared eyes to see farther back in time than even the Hubble, and that's what the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI detectors will do.

NASA Nobel Laureate Presents "The Story of the Universe"

11.10.09 - NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center presents a new interactive feature: “The Story of the Universe,” a video lecture by NASA scientist and 2006 Nobel laureate Dr. John Mather.

NASA's New Views of the Universe Exhibit Travels to the Ocean Explorium

10.01.09 - NASA’s traveling museum exhibition featuring the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, will arrive in New Bedford, Mass., early next week.

Engineers to Practice on Webb Telescope Simulator

09.22.09 - The huge assembly standing in Northrop Grumman's high bay looks a lot like NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, but it's an impostor.

James Webb Space Telescope Begins to Take Shape

09.15.09 - The Integrated Science Instrument Module structure, a major component of the James Webb Space Telescope, recently arrived for testing at Goddard's Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility.

NASA Chills: James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Are Readied for Test

07.31.09 - Ten years ago this week, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia.

Engineers Learn How to Assemble 'Eye' of Telescope

07.15.09 - NASA and Northrop Grumman are training their engineers on how to handle and assemble the telescope's Optical Telescope Element, also known as the 'eye' of the telescope.

Nobel Prize Winner Describes How Data Turns Into Images

07.01.09 - The Blueshift podcast series, kicking off with an interview of Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Mather, offers listeners a backstage pass to Goddard's Astrophysics Science Division's groundbreaking discoveries.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Unfolds by Animation

05.12.09 - Animators have made the "unfolding" of the James Webb Space Telescope come to life in two new videos.

NASA Launches James Webb Space Telescope Educational On-Line Game

04.28.09 - NASA has developed a flash on-line game about telescopes, featuring NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope!

Webb Telescope Mirror Completes Cryogenic Testing

04.08.09 - The first mirror segment that will fly on the James Webb Space Telescope has completed a series of cryogenic temperature tests in the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

Recipe for Perfect Webb Telescope Mirror

03.12.09 - The Webb Telescope's mirrors are made of a special element that will enable them to withstand the rigors of space.

Webb Telescope's 'Spine' Now Being Built

02.09.09 - One piece of the James Webb Space Telescope currently being built is called the backplane. It functions as a sort of "spine" to the telescope.

Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope Exhibit Travels to University of Michigan

1.22.09 - An interactive exhibit showcasing NASA's Hubble and James Webb telescopes is on display at University of Michigan.

James Webb Telescope Mirrors Chill Out

12.10.08 - The first of 18 mirror segments that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at the Marshall Space Flight Center to prepare it to meet the extreme temperatures it will encounter in space.

Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope Exhibit Travels to Pittsburgh

12.08.08 - An interactive exhibit showcasing NASA's Hubble and James Webb telescopes is on display in Pittsburgh.

The James Webb Telescope's Super-Tough Sunshield

11.12.08 - Northrop Grumman has created a Sunshield for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that can withstand the harsh environment of space.

James Webb Telescope Model Will Fly to Germany

10.08.08 - The model of the James Webb Space Telescope has been making a lot of "orbits" around the world, and is now slated to "land" at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Webb Telescope Tested

09.17.08 - When it comes to firing telescopes and their instruments into the frigid cold of space, the more you test your hardware, the better.

Life-Size Webb Telescope Model Going to Montreal

07.10.08 - The full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope resumes its world tour with a stop in Montreal, July 13 through July 20, 2008.

Webb Telescope Sunshield Design Review Complete

03.20.08 - The tennis court-sized sunshield built by Northrop Grumman for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has completed its preliminary design review.

Miniaturized 'SIDECAR' Drives Webb Telescope's Signal

02.20.08 - New microprocessors for the telescope are about the size of a half-dollar and can do the same job as a 20-pound electronics box.

JWST To Find Infra-Red Light for Christmas

12.06.07 - JWST's Mid-InfraRed Instrument will be tested before Christmas to ensure the final instrument can see infrared light.

James Webb Space Telescope Passes Its Eye Exam

12.03.2007 - A preliminary review has verified the performance of all subsystems in the Optical Telescope Element on JWST.

James Webb Space Telescope to Earth: Now It Can Connect!

11.15.07 - The James Webb Space Telescope will be able to communicate with the Earth thanks to a modified "off-the-shelf" system successfully tested by Northrop Grumman.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Gets "Spacewired"

10.25.07 - Using a new advanced technology network interface called "SpaceWire," researchers and scientists enable components to work more efficiently and more reliably with each other.

NASA to Highlight James Webb Space Telescope at SPIE Meeting

08.21.07 - NASA researchers will present findings on a variety of photo-optical and engineering topics, such as the James Webb Space Telescope, at the Optics and Photonics meeting of the Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

NASA Telescope's 19 Mirrors Pass Critical Test

08.24.07 - Scientists and engineers have tested a set of math-based instructions that will enable 19 mirrors of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to work together.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Visits Ireland

06.21.07 - Ireland got its first look at the James Webb Space Telescope during a life-sized model's visit to Dublin the week of June 11, 2007.

Construction Begins on Webb Telescope's Guidance Sensor and Imager

06.13.07 - The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a $39 million contract to COM DEV International Ltd. to complete construction of two important instruments on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Extra-Solar Planet Exhibition Unveiled at Goddard Visitor Center

06.07.07 - Worlds Beyond is a hands-on, interactive exhibit that will be used to educate and stimulate student interest in planetary science and the search for worlds outside our solar system.

NASA Pondering a Future Grapple on the James Webb Space Telescope

05.31.07 - NASA is looking into just how feasible it might be to perform emergency servicing operations on the Webb telescope.

Webb Telescope Model on the Mall in D.C.

05.09.07 - Look out, Spiderman, there's a new superhero in town! A life-sized model of the "Webb" telescope is coming to the National Mall.

New Technologies for James Webb Space Telescope Approved Early

05.02.07 - The new technologies created just for JWST can go from the laboratory, to being manufactured, to fly on the telescope.

NASA's Harvey Moseley Receives AAS Joseph Weber Award

03.19.07 - The American Astronomical Society 2007 Joseph Weber award for instrumentation has been awarded to Harvey Moseley, Ph.D.

Ten Inventions Created for James Webb Space Telescope Approved

05.02.07 - The new technologies created just for JWST can go from the laboratory, to being manufactured, to fly on the telescope.

Engineers 'Can' Do Anything to Build the James Webb Space Telescope Model

02.26.07 - Engineers, using cans, make a model of the James Webb Space Telescope.

New Telescope Mirror Will See Deeper Into Space

02.07.07 - The 18 new mirrors will form an area that is over seven times larger than the Hubble Telescope's mirror.

James Webb Space Telescope Model Comes to Seattle!

James Webb Space Telescope's "Spine" Passes Health Tests

01.30.07 - The "spine" of the James Webb Space Telescope, called the backplane, is in great health for space, according to scientists and engineers.

Telescope Camera to 'Squint' for a Better View

01.24.07 - New NASA technology allows for better viewing of the distant stars and galaxies.

NASA Nobel Winner Lectures in Sweden

12.08.06 - Dr. John C. Mather of NASA, a 2006 Nobel Laureates lectures at the University of Stockholm.

NASA Nobel Prize Winner Meets VP Cheney

11.30.06 - Vice President Dick Cheney meets with the 2006 U.S. Nobel Laureates including Dr. John C. Mather of NASA.

Spunky Satellite Yields Nobel for NASA Scientist

10.04.06 - A resounding acknowledgment of Big Bang theory and of the importance of homegrown NASA science.

NASA's Dr. John C. Mather Shares Nobel Prize for Physics

10.03.06

The James Webb Space Telescope Model

04.05.05 - See the model of the new space telescope.

Mirror, Mirror on the Telescope

10.13.04 - A major breakthrough has led to the start of the primary mirror segments for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.