What’s Up with Webb
In this blog we will keep you informed about Webb's completed steps, current status and upcoming milestones. ...
Sharing “Deep Sky” in Hawai’i
For millennia, the night sky has inspired us to ponder profound questions: How did our Universe begin? Where do we come from? Are we alone? Our curiosity drives us to undertake ambitious projects in search of answers. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one such big project: made possible ...
Charting the Quantum Horizons of Astronomy
On March 11, 2024, researchers gathered in Tucson, Arizona for a workshop to discuss something new for astronomy: quantum-enabled optical interferometry. Being explored as the possible next step after building giant telescopes, this new capability could make it possible to combine the light from very widely separated telescopes so that ...
Our Mysterious Universe Still Evades Cosmological Understanding
Science can uncover new knowledge, but it can also reveal what we don’t understand. New research is shedding light on a cosmological mystery that’s been brewing since the 1920s. The mystery involves the make-up and expansion of the universe ...
Why will it take six months to see JWST’s first science images?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is ready for launch from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. More than 20 years in the making, JWST’s observations of the cosmos will change our understanding of our universe ...
Healing Hubble
Hubble is one of the most successful science experiments ever. Although Hubble is currently not observing, the good news is that its dedicated team has a handle on the problem and will get it up and running again soon ...
What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us
By Heidi Hammel What were the most important lessons were from that week of comet-caused chaos? I list three: knowledge of Jupiter, advancement of impact physics, and a foretaste of our possible future on Earth ...