Hubble spots oldest and most distant star ever recorded
The star may be up to 50 times the mass of our sun.
James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's Webb space telescope achieves near-perfect focus
With its optics aligned, Webb is on track to begin science operations in the late June-July timeframe.
NASA's new telescope faces nail-biting journey
At a cost of $10 billion, the James Webb Space Telescope is the biggest and most expensive science instrument to be sent to space. Mark Strassmann reports hundreds of things will have to go right in the weeks after launch before the telescope can take a single image.
Part of rocket expected to collide with moon
Part of a SpaceX rocket that has been orbiting Earth since 2015 is expected to collide with the moon in a little over a month. Plus, the James Webb telescope reached its final destination after launching last month. Retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins CBS News' Errol Barnett with the latest.
NASA shares first "selfie" photograph taken by James Webb Space Telescope
While the blurry, misaligned pictures might disappoint the uninitiated, they are almost exactly what engineers were expecting at this point in the observatory's complex commissioning.
5 amazing facts about the James Webb Space Telescope
Technically, it could also see details as small as a U.S. penny at a distance of about 25 miles.
Webb space telescope reaches orbit nearly a million miles away
With Webb on station, engineers will focus on aligning the telescope's optical system.
Webb space telescope reaches its destination
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope slipped into orbit around a point in space nearly a million miles from Earth on Monday. It's on a mission to capture light from the first stars and galaxies to form in the aftermath of the Big Bang. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.
Next steps for NASA's Webb space telescope
Thirty days after launch, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is going into orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth. After a series of adjustments and calibrations it will be ready to begin exploring the most distant stars and galaxies in the universe. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.
Webb space telescope nearing destination a million miles away
If all goes well, Webb will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble — so sensitive to infrared light that it could detect the faint heat of a bumble bee as far away as the moon.
NASA finishes unfolding James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its final form. CBS News senior space Analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
"Totally amazing": NASA completes Webb telescope deployments
Scientists elated with completion of complex Webb space telescope deploy sequence.
"Another banner day" as Webb space telescope unfolds secondary mirror
With the secondary mirror in place, controllers will deploy final mirror segments by end of week.
NASA launches $10 billion space telescope
NASA is a a step closer to getting the first pictures from the James Webb space telescope. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Elise Preston to discuss more.
NASA launches most powerful space telescope yet
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blasted into space from the coast of South America. Costing about $10 billion, It is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched three decades ago. Mark Strassmann takes us through the long process of obtaining a single image.
In major milestone, space telescope successfully deploys sunshade
With the five-layer sunshield deployed, engineers prepare to unfold Webb's mirrors.
NASA presses ahead with space telescope's sunshield deployment
It's a major milestone in the James Webb Space Telescope's initial activation.
NASA assesses Webb telescope's performance
It will take two days to tension the sunshade, which is the size of a tennis court.
NASA begins unfurling critical sunshade on Webb space telescope
Deploying the sunshade is crucial to its ability to look back toward the birth of the cosmos.
Space telescope faces major test as sunshade deployment begins
It will take about five days to deploy the James Webb Space Telescope's fragile sunshade in a complex and high-risk procedure.
Successful launch for Webb space telescope
NASA is celebrating the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The $10 billion observatory lifted off on Christmas, and once it is fully operational, scientists hope it will reveal new information about our universe and its origins. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
NASA launches $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope: "It's a great day for planet Earth"
It's the most expensive science probe ever built — a $10 billion effort to explore the origins of the universe.
Watch: Launch of James Webb Space Telescope
NASA and the European Space Agency launched the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope on Christmas morning. The most powerful space telescope ever built, it's designed to shed light on the earliest stars and galaxies. Watch the liftoff here.
Revolutionary telescope set for Christmas liftoff
NASA is slated to launch its James Webb Space Telescope to space on Christmas. The agency is hoping the $10 billion telescope will provide more insight into the universe. Mark Strassmann has more.
NASA to launch $10 billion space telescope
NASA is hoping for its biggest Christmas present yet: the successful launch of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which is set to lift off early Christmas morning. Webb will replace the 31-year-old Hubble Space Telescope as the leading space observatory. Researchers hope it can tell us more about the history of the universe. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
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