astronomical imaging
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A Fully Aligned Webb Space Telescope Sees a Field of Stars
The Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to being fully operational: It is now fully aligned and calibrating its suite of four instruments to collect data on our universe. NASA announced the new milestone in a blog post yesterday.
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Webb Space Telescope Completes Its Million-Mile Journey Today
The Webb Space Telescope is expected to arrive at the second Lagrange point on Monday afternoon. The telescope has been travelling for nearly a month to reach this spot, where it will make its observations of the cosmos.
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Astronomers Capture Wild Image of China’s Out-of-Control Rocket
A glistening image of China’s wayward Long March 5B rocket, which is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere this weekend, has been captured by astronomers with the Virtual Telescope Project.
