CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— NASA’s new space telescope is on the verge of completing the riskiest part of

from one rocket: a new X-ray telescope that will spy on some of the hottest spots in our universe

from one rocket: a new X-ray telescope that will spy on some of the hottest spots in our universe

Officials said it worked better than expected. Last month, NASA looked at a much closer star with 18 separate images from its mirror segments. Scientists said they were giddy as they watched the latest test photos arrive.... The data it collects will allow scientists to better understand the formation of stars and galaxies. The shape of Webb’s mirrors and its filters made the shimmering star look more red and spiky, but the background really stole the show.... Technicians use a crane to lift t

WASHINGTON: A mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope was struck by a micrometeoroid last month

NASA/ AFP via Getty Images, FILE The primary mirror of NASAs James Webb Space Telescope inside a

James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever built, it’s a staggering 100 times

--NASA is shooting for next Friday — Christmas Eve — to launch its newest space telescope. NASA

for the construction of a giant telescope in the Canary Islands — eliminating at least for now the