The secondary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully extended. A motor-driven tripod unfurled as planned Wednesday for the James Webb Space Telescope, lifting a 2.
Following the resolution of a pair of difficulties by ground controllers, NASA's massive new space telescope is performing well more than a week after launch.
James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed its gimbaled antenna assembly on December 26, one day after its Christmas launch from French Guiana spaceport.
The bad weather has further delayed the long-awaited launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. From December 21, it was moved to Christmas Day if weather conditions allow.
Before the first-ever launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in December, the experts behind the mission expressed their confidence over the instrument, especially its 18-piece beryllium mirrors. The new space telescope is expected to exceed what the Hubble has offered to the astronomical studies in the previous years.
NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the mid-2020s, and had a panoramic field of vision at least 100 times better than Hubble's. Will the James Webb Telescope be able to compete?