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JWST Operational Budget Facing Cuts This Fall

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a successor to Hubble is a revolutionary tool for space exploration, but it faces a significant funding challenge that could curtail its scientific productivity starting this fall.

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Webb Celebrates First Anniversary with Stellar Nursery

JWST Celebrates First Anniversary with Image of Stellar Nursery

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Webb Space Telescope Detects Record-Size Asteroid  

On February 6th, 2023, The European Space Agency announced the record-breaking discovery of the smallest known asteroid in the asteroid belt. Measuring under one kilometer wide, the James Webb Space Telescope detected the asteroid “completely unexpectedly” while undergoing calibration tests.

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Webb Experiencing Issues With NIRISS Instrument, Should We Be Concerned?

On Tuesday, NASA announced that the NIRISS instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope was experiencing issues and as a result out of service. This comes just a month after Webb experienced issues with its attitude control system - should we be concerned?

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JWST First Supernova Discovered

JWST First Supernova Discovered

JWST hasn’t been operational long and the public has yet to see more than a few photos from it, yet we think it may have already made its first discovery, a supernova!

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