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The James-Webb Space Telescope aligns its mirrors
This is a setting for any telescope, whether it’s your niece’s or the most powerful space telescope ever sent in history. Since the James-Webb managed to capture its first photons,…
First Tatooine planet detected by a telescope on Earth
The 193 cm telescope of the Observatoire de Haute-Provence which was used for this research. This telescope discovered the first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, and which led to the Nobel…
The Webb Space Telescope will be on the lookout for interstellar objects passing through the Solar System
From the first discs of planetary debris discovered in 1983 by theInfrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) around the four stars Vega, Beta PictorisFomalhaut and Epsilon Eridani to the protoplanetary discs studied…
NASA’s new space telescope to scan extreme objects delivers its first image
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NASA’s new IXPE telescope examines the remains of a famous supernova
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NASA’s Webb Telescope sent a ‘selfie’! Here is the first image
The Webb Telescope, which reached its target on January 25 and completed the opening process, took a ‘selfie’ by capturing the ‘inward-looking’ image of the primary mirror using its special…
The Webb Space Telescope delivers its first images of a star in the Big Dipper
The James-Webb space telescope (Nasa) arrived at its destination, at the so-called Lagrange 2 point, on January 24. He begins to deliver images of his first target, HD 84406, one…
How will the James-Webb Space Telescope scan other planets?
The James-Webb Space Telescope continues to adjust its instruments to begin its first observations. During its mission, the JWST will notably be able to direct its instruments towards exoplanets and…
The Webb Space Telescope will open its giant eye to this star in the Big Dipper
The James Webb Space Telescope (Nasa) arrived at its destination, at the so-called Lagrange 2 point, on January 24. And he is now almost ready to turn to his very…
The Webb Space Telescope will open its giant eye for the first time on this Ursa Major star
The James Webb Space Telescope (Nasa) arrived at its destination, at the so-called Lagrange 2 point, on January 24. And he is now almost ready to turn to his very…