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Struttin’ Its Stuff: Behind the Webb

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The James Webb Space Telescope has a series of mirrors to get the light from the universe into the observatory’s cameras. After the light reaches the primary mirror, it is then bounced up 25 feet to the secondary mirror. This much smaller mirror is deployed using three arms, or struts. Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center are conducting tests to ensure a successful deployment after launch. This episode of Behind the Webb shows us the scope of the task at hand and how the test is being done to simulate a zero-gravity environment.... Read More | Share it now!

New Galaxy Distance Record Made with HST

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With images like the eXtreme Deep Field, we’ve seen how the +Hubble Space Telescope is used to observe remarkable distances in our Universe, approaching moments after the Universe ceased to be opaque. Astronomers have done it again, detecting and measuring the distance to some of the earliest objects in our Universe!... Read More | Share it now!