Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies
[ad_1] Scientists just announced that they’ve detected what might be some of the earliest galaxies to form in the universe, a tantalizing discovery made thanks to NASA’s new flagship James Webb…
NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope’s Name
[ad_1] James Webb led NASA in the 1950s and 60s, during the Cold War–era “Lavender Scare,” when government agencies often enforced policies that discriminated against gay and lesbian federal workers.…
Sofia, the Historic Airplane-Borne Telescope, Lands for the Last Time
[ad_1] Over the past eight years, a modified Boeing 747 jetliner has flown hundreds of flights on a unique mission: carrying a 19-ton, 2.5-meter telescope known as Sofia, or the…
The Webb Space Telescope Snaps Its First Photo of an Exoplanet
[ad_1] The JWST’s size and sensitivity enabled it to collect more light from this planet than any previous observatory has obtained. (Its photo looks grainier than SPHERE’s only because the…
A New Film Challenges the James Webb Telescope’s Controversial Name
[ad_1] The documentary features at least 10 space experts who endorse a name change. Updating the telescope’s name “would help send the message that NASA in its current era does…