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JWST

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Science ExplorationcislunarCOSPAR 2021-130ALaunched 12/25/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
JWST Mission
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA+
Launch Date
12/25/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
cislunar
Altitude
524,157.5 km
Inclination
4.17 deg
Dry Mass
5,861 kg
Total Mass
6,161 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
AST
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-130A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1041
Track
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The results from JWST's General Observers Program 3860 monitored the TOI-561 system continuously for more than 37 hours.

GeneralValue 3.2Dec 14, 2025Ultra hot super Earth shows dense atmosphere over magma ocean

Future observations will include spectroscopic measurements with JWST instruments and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile.

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Dec 8, 2025
JWST spots early Milky Way style spiral galaxy Alaknanda

Using JWST's sensitivity and broad wavelength coverage, researchers reconstructed Alaknanda's intrinsic properties.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Dec 8, 2025JWST spots early Milky Way style spiral galaxy Alaknanda

JWST spectra show signatures of water vapor, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and ammonia in WASP-107b's atmosphere.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 4, 2025Helium escape mapped from superpuff exoplanet WASP 107b by JWST

Using JWST's infrared capabilities, researchers measured how WASP-107b and its extended atmosphere absorb the light of its host star during transit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Dec 4, 2025Helium escape mapped from superpuff exoplanet WASP 107b by JWST

Images and spectra obtained with the NIRCam instrument on JWST revealed BiRD as an unusual bright point not present in previous X-ray and radio catalogs.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 30, 2025BiRD, raro little red dot scoperto da JWST: possibili indizi sull’origine dei buchi neri supermassicci

The new 3D map utilized many wavelengths from JWST's Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), with each wavelength corresponding to a distinct temperature and altitude.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Oct 29, 2025Revealing Exoplanet Atmospheres with 3D Eclipse Mapping

JWST's observations confirmed regions with different temperatures and probably different compositions on WASP-18b's dayside due to tidal locking.

GeneralValue 2.8Oct 29, 2025Revealing Exoplanet Atmospheres with 3D Eclipse Mapping

Danhaive wrote new code to analyze the grism data and matched it with images from other JWST surveys to measure gas movement within each galaxy.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 22, 2025'Messy' galaxies in the early universe struggled to settle

The results demonstrate the capability of JWST to probe galaxy dynamics at a previously impossible scale.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Oct 22, 2025'Messy' galaxies in the early universe struggled to settle

The researchers used JWST's NIRCam instrument in a 'grism mode' to capture faint light from ionised hydrogen gas in distant galaxies.

CapabilityValue 4.5Oct 22, 2025'Messy' galaxies in the early universe struggled to settle

Phosphine was detected in the atmosphere of the brown dwarf Wolf 1130C using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 7, 2025Detection of phosphine in a brown dwarf atmosphere raises more questions

The team easily spotted phosphine in JWST's infrared spectral data of Wolf 1130C.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 7, 2025Detection of phosphine in a brown dwarf atmosphere raises more questions

JWST could operate for 20 years or more, but faces near-term budget challenges.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.5Feb 17, 2025Review: Pillars of Creation

NASA and STScI predict JWST could operate for more than two decades.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Feb 3, 2025The lifecycle of space telescopes

JWST's oversubscription rate in the latest proposal cycle was over nine.

GeneralValue 2.2Feb 3, 2025The lifecycle of space telescopes

JWST's prime mission is officially five years long.

PlanValue 3.2Feb 3, 2025The lifecycle of space telescopes

STScI is considering a significant 20% cut to JWST's operating budget.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.8Feb 3, 2025The lifecycle of space telescopes

NASA requested $127 million for JWST operations and $60 million for science grants in its 2025 budget proposal.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Feb 3, 2025The lifecycle of space telescopes

JWST was successfully launched at the end of 2021.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Oct 28, 2024Review: Infinite Cosmos