/tags/telescope telescope en-US WLRN Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT /space/2023-01-12/nasas-webb-telescope-has-discovered-its-first-exoplanet The exoplanet was found using a satellite and spectrography. It has a similar size as Earth, but is much hotter and completes its orbit around its star in two days. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT /space/2023-01-12/nasas-webb-telescope-has-discovered-its-first-exoplanet Ayana Archie /space/2022-11-23/the-james-webb-telescope-shows-how-starlight-transforms-a-distant-jupiter-like-planet Scientists studying a gas giant planet have found that it's partly cloudy and that its atmosphere gets altered by starlight from its host star. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:00:00 GMT /space/2022-11-23/the-james-webb-telescope-shows-how-starlight-transforms-a-distant-jupiter-like-planet Nell Greenfieldboyce /news/2022-07-18/this-app-compares-hubble-and-webb-images-the-differences-are-astronomical Software developer John Christensen coded an app to show you just how far NASA innovation has come since Hubble. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:15:38 GMT /news/2022-07-18/this-app-compares-hubble-and-webb-images-the-differences-are-astronomical Kai McNamee /news/2022-07-14/scientists-have-picked-up-a-radio-signal-heartbeat-billions-of-light-years-away Scientists have not been able to pinpoint the exact location of the radio waves yet. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:30:04 GMT /news/2022-07-14/scientists-have-picked-up-a-radio-signal-heartbeat-billions-of-light-years-away Ayana Archie /news/2022-05-12/this-is-the-first-image-of-the-black-hole-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way "We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*," an international team of astrophysicists and researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope team said. Thu, 12 May 2022 15:02:38 GMT /news/2022-05-12/this-is-the-first-image-of-the-black-hole-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way Bill Chappell /2022-01-28/what-the-worlds-largest-telescope-will-reveal-about-the-universe Approximately 30 days after its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope landed at its final destination. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:34:13 GMT /2022-01-28/what-the-worlds-largest-telescope-will-reveal-about-the-universe /2022-01-24/the-james-webb-telescope-reaches-its-final-destination-in-space-a-million-miles-away The $10 billion telescope is nearly ready to begin capturing images that scientists hope will help uncover the mysteries of the universe — and scope out other possible habitable planets. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:58:42 GMT /2022-01-24/the-james-webb-telescope-reaches-its-final-destination-in-space-a-million-miles-away Vanessa Romo /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-30/shadowed-by-controversy-nasa-wont-rename-its-new-space-telescope Some scientists say discrimination against gay and lesbian government employees during James Webb's tenure as NASA administrator should preclude him from having a telescope named in his honor. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 04:15:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-30/shadowed-by-controversy-nasa-wont-rename-its-new-space-telescope Nell Greenfieldboyce /2021-09-23/nasas-got-a-new-big-telescope-it-could-find-hints-of-life-on-far-flung-planets The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:31:00 GMT /2021-09-23/nasas-got-a-new-big-telescope-it-could-find-hints-of-life-on-far-flung-planets Nell Greenfieldboyce