Webb continues on its path to becoming a focused observatory. The team has successfully worked through the second and third out of seven total phases of mirror alignment. With the completion of these ...

A mosaic of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing the images of a single star as seen by the 18 segments of the spacecraft's primary mirror as part of the mirror alignment process.

In a huge milestone, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally been aligned to produce the first unified image of a single star. Most traditional telescopes these days (like one you might have ...

While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation, Webb’s optics and NIRCam are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars seen in the background ...