James Webb is currently having issues with its MIRI instrument. The problem is caused by increased friction in one of MIRI’s mechanisms when operating in the Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) mode. The observatory is otherwise in good condition, but the team … Read More
It is a bad idea to ask the public to name things. Just ask any sailor who was on the verge of serving on the good ship Boaty McBoatface. But here we are again (albeit in a less official capacity, … Read More
The unusual world is among the first targets studied by the new space observatory. Astronomers have released the first image of an exoplanet captured by JWST, and it shows a strange new world. The groundbreaking telescope is said to have … Read More
The newly processed image looks out of a sci-fi movie but it is very real Imagine dropping a shining gem into a dark pond, and you’ll get a close-up view of WR 140 as seen by JWST. Ripples spread from … Read More
In case you missed it, humans are finally planning to return to the Moon! The first crewed mission to our planet’s satellite is still a long way off. However, the rocket designed to transport us there will be launched for … Read More
NASA has released a haunting audio clip of sound waves rippling out of a 250 million light-years-away supermassive black hole. The black hole is at the heart of the Perseus galaxy cluster, and the acoustic waves it emits have been … Read More