JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) experienced increased friction in a specific mode, but controllers resolved this issue with a different movement pattern.
The Habitable Worlds Observatory will use segmented mirror technology from JWST and will likely feature a design change to address micrometeoroid impacts.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to exceed expectations six months after the release of its first science images.
NASA plans to fold lessons learned from JWST's development into future missions, including the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Four astronomers who led the effort to rename JWST—Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Lucianne Walkowicz, Sarah Tuttle, and Brian Nord—criticized the report on 2022-11-18 as focused too narrowly on specific cases and questioned whether it addressed institutional responsibility.
Artemis 1 mission demands may reduce DSN availability for JWST, potentially producing a handful of days with less than four hours of contact.
JWST released an infrared image of Neptune, its rings, and moons that is the most detailed look at Neptune since Voyager 2's 1989 flyby.
The JWST observations released 2022-07-12 include a spectrum of the exoplanet WASP-96 b that revealed water vapor in its atmosphere.
NASA plans to release the call for proposals for JWST Cycle 2 late 2022.
The JWST observations released 2022-07-12 include images of Stephan’s Quintet.
The JWST observations released 2022-07-12 include images of the Carina Nebula.
NASA and its European and Canadian partners on JWST planned to publish a broader set of early release observations on 2022-07-12.
Approximately 1,000 activities were planned for all of JWST commissioning and about 200 activities remained to complete.
JWST launched on 2021-12-25 on an Ariane 5 rocket.
NASA scheduled deployment of the JWST secondary mirror, mounted on the end of a tripod, for the morning of 2022-01-05.
Work to test the spacecraft and confirm there was no damage pushed the JWST launch from 2021-12-18 to 2021-12-22.
NASA, working in conjunction with the European Space Agency and Arianespace, moved JWST’s launch on an Ariane 5 from 2021-12-18 to no earlier than 2021-12-22 to perform additional testing of the spacecraft after the incident.
An Ariane 5 launched two communications satellites on 2021-07-30, marking one of the two precursor launches before the JWST launch.
NASA and ESA have a formal launch readiness date of 2021-10-31 for JWST but the launch schedule suggests JWST will not launch earlier than the second half of November.
The 2021-07-27 Ariane 5 launch of two commercial satellites is the first of two Ariane 5 missions planned before the JWST launch.