James Webb Space Telescope: A giant leap towards ‘other Earths’?

James Webb Space Telescope: A giant leap towards 'other Earths'?

PARIS, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – There is only one Earth… that we know of. But outside our own solar system, other stars give warmth and light to planets and, possibly, life. Soon to offer a better look at these so-called exoplanets is NASA’s new James Webb telescope, which is set to launch this month and … Read more

Webb telescope to look for first light of cosmic dawn

Webb telescope to look for first light of cosmic dawn

PARIS, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – Peering into deep space and billions of years back in time, the James Webb telescope promises to offer the clearest glimpse yet of the Universe’s cosmic dawn, when the earliest galaxies began to form. The largest and most powerful telescope ever to be launched into space, which will take … Read more

Webb telescope aims to answer astronomy’s ‘biggest questions’

Webb telescope aims to answer astronomy's 'biggest questions'

PARIS, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – It’s been three decades in the making: the largest and most powerful telescope ever to be launched into space is finally ready to take up its orbit and beam back new clues to the origins of the Universe and Earth-like planets beyond our solar system. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, … Read more