James Webb Space Telescope, information, updates and discussion |
James Webb Space Telescope, information, updates and discussion |
Aug 23 2005, 02:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 13-March 05 Member No.: 191 |
The manufacture of the JWST mirror blanks has now been completed.
Despite this milestone, the fate of JWST is still somewhat precarious, because although the scientific bang from the telescope is expected to be huge, the bucks required have increased to a staggering $4.5 billion. A Space.com article on the squeeze in NASA's space-based astronomy plans gives some background. The JWST home page can be found here. The Space Telescope Science Institute, which runs Hubble, also has a site here. As does ESA. |
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Mar 25 2023, 06:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1669 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
Silicate clouds in a hot Jupiter via this news release:
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-rel...3/news-2023-105 -------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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May 11 2023, 02:33 PM
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The Cycle 2 observation plans are taking shape. General Observers approvals are listed here:
https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-executio...vers/cycle-2-go It's impossible to summarize this succinctly, but I'll note a few: A plan to coordinate JWST observations of Io with one of Juno's close passes. Comprehensive spectra of Europa such as JWST can perform. Observations of Jupiter Trojans. Attempt to characterize Enceladus's plumes. More TRAPPIST-1 plans (but not so many as in Cycle 1, it seems?). Attempt to characterize the rocky surface of terrestrial planet LHS 3844 b. Attempt to characterize the galaxy farthest known before JWST. And hundreds more… |
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