What astronomers saw when the largest space observatory ever built sent its first images back to Earth.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
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The Webb Telescope Is Just Getting Started
The first scientific results are coming in, and the $10 billion instrument is working even better than astronomers had dared to hope.
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A Science Reporter Asks: ‘Where Are the Aliens?’
Kenneth Chang, a Times science reporter, covers a broad range of topics, including nuclear fusion and the conditions favorable to life outside our solar system.
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How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over Homophobia
Did the former head of NASA discriminate against gay people? One physicist tried to rebut the accusation, only to find himself the target of attacks.
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50 Years After the Apollo 17 Mission, the Moon Looks Closer Than Ever
Astronauts from NASA said goodbye to the moon for the last time on Dec. 14, 1972. The somberness of the anniversary is offset by the scenes of Artemis I’s recently concluded mission.