China's tallest rocket deploys two satellites
Monday, 27 December 2021 08:52
99 objects telling tales from ESA’s technical heart
Monday, 27 December 2021 07:38
From simulated moondust to an ultraflat floor, a 3D-printed human bone to a wall decoration that once flew on the Hubble Space Telescope, the new 99 Objects of ESA ESTEC website gives visitors a close-up view of intriguing, often surprising artefacts assembled together to tell the story of ESA’s technical heart.
Chinese astronaut pair complete six-hour spacewalk
Sunday, 26 December 2021 22:41
Two Shenzhou-13 astronauts embarked on a six-hour extravehicular activity Sunday to install equipment outside China’s Tianhe space station module.
Webb launch campaign highlights
Sunday, 26 December 2021 14:00
Highlights of the launch campaign for the James Webb Space Telescope, from its arrival at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, weeks of launch preparations, to launch on board an Ariane 5, and separation of the spacecraft and solar panel deployment.
Now in space and on its way to L2, Webb will undergo a complex unfolding sequence. In the months after, the instruments will be turned on and their capabilities tested. After half a year in space, Webb will start its routine science observations.
Webb will see farther into our origins: from the Universe's first galaxies, to the birth
James Webb telescope sets off on million-mile voyage
Saturday, 25 December 2021 19:31
World's most powerful telescope blasts off into space
Saturday, 25 December 2021 12:53
Liftoff replay: Webb on Ariane 5
Saturday, 25 December 2021 12:30
The James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 13:20 CET on 25 December on its exciting mission to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
NASA's Webb Telescope Launches to See First Galaxies, Distant Worlds
Saturday, 25 December 2021 12:10
Ariane 5 launches NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Saturday, 25 December 2021 12:09
A space telescope that will peer deeper into the universe than any other is on its way to its destination beyond the moon after a long-anticipated launch Dec. 25.
Webb liftoff on Ariane 5 to unlock secrets of the Universe
Saturday, 25 December 2021 12:00
The James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 13:20 CET on 25 December on its exciting mission to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
Liftoff in images: Webb on Ariane 5
Saturday, 25 December 2021 11:57
The James Webb Space Telescope lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 13:20 CET on 25 December on its exciting mission to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
Saturday, 25 December 2021 11:30
The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life.
NASA telescope set for launch on million-mile voyage
Saturday, 25 December 2021 10:28
The world's most powerful space telescope is set to blast off on Saturday to its outpost 1.5 million kilometres (930,000 miles) from Earth, after several delays caused by technical hitches.
The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades and billions of dollars in the making, will leave Earth enclosed in its Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.
UPDATE:Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
The launch, scheduled in a brief window after 9:20 am (1220 GMT), will send the telescope on a month-long journey to its remote orbit.
It is expected to beam back new clues that will help scientists understand more about the origins of the Universe and Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.
Best wishes to Webb from space
Saturday, 25 December 2021 09:00
From one space flier to another, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer shares a message of support for the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) launch, from ESA’s Columbus science laboratory on the International Space Station.
Matthias is currently living and working in space for his first mission known as Cosmic Kiss. He describes themission of Webb as part of humankind’s biggest adventure, as we explore the cosmos to understand our place within it.
Webb is the next great space science observatory following Hubble, designed to answer outstanding questions about the Universe and to make breakthrough discoveries in all fields of astronomy.