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The James Webb Space Telescope has charmed starwatchers the world round, but there was a time NASA was worried it wouldn't make it.

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Glitch Made NASA Scientists Think the James Webb Might Be Dead

By Noor Al-Sibai

$The first photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is already awe-inspiring enough — but as it turns out, that's only a fraction of the whole picture.$

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The First Webb Photo Will Blow Your Wig Off If You Zoom Out

By Noor Al-Sibai

With the James Webb Space Telescope in the news over the release of its incredible images, it's been easy to forget that it was named for a known homophobe.

People Are Furious at Space Telescope’s Homophobic Name Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

The James Webb Space Telescope secretly released an infrared photo of Jupiter during its historic drop of images yesterday.

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The Webb Telescope Just Quietly Released a Picture of Jupiter

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA Officially Unveils First Set of Dazzling James Webb Images

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NASA Officially Unveils First Set of Dazzling James Webb Images

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just teased us with a list of the cosmic wonders captured by the James Webb telescope for its upcoming first images.

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Here’s What to Expect From James Webb’s First Images

By Frank Landymore

New reporting from Scientific American leaves open the possibility that NASA could still change the name of the James Webb Space Telescope.

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NASA May Still Rename James Webb Telescope Over Homophobia Controversy

By Jon Christian

Newly released emails show NASA employees agonizing over allegations of the homophobic legacy of James Webb, the namesake of its new space telescope.

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Internal Emails Show NASA Employees Agonizing Over James Webb’s Homophobic History

By Jon Christian

One of NASA's top scientists finally shaved his "James Webb Beard" yesterday to celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope's successful deployment.

NASA Scientist Shaves Off “James Webb Beard” After Successful Deployment

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope's golden primary mirror wings, or side panels, deployed and latched successfully.

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The James Webb Space Telescope Has Officially Started Unfolding Its Huge Golden Mirror

By Lonnie Lee Hood

At a recent meeting about NASA's James Webb space telescope, engineers voiced their concern over pirates, as The Atlantic reports.

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NASA Officials Are Worried That Pirates Will Steal the James Webb Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are calling on NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope due to Webb's extended legacy and questionable human rights record.

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James Webb Hated Gay People. Why Are We Naming a Telescope After Him?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may finally launch in 2021 after having completed its final litany of critical software and electrical systems tests.

Science & Energy

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Its Final Tests

By Victor Tangermann

NASA finally pieced together the James Webb Space Telescope, connecting the telescope piece with the spacecraft piece. Now it just needs to get it in orbit.

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NASA Finally Assembled The James Webb Space Telescope

By Dan Robitzski

Telescope Upgrades Will Allow Scientists to See 13 Billion Years Into the Universe’s Past

Telescope Upgrades Will Allow Scientists to See 13 Billion Years Into the Universe’s Past

By Patrick Caughill

NASA Plans To Turn The Largest Object in Our Solar System into a Telescope

NASA Plans To Turn The Largest Object in Our Solar System into a Telescope

By Chelsea Gohd

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Utterly Transform Our View of the Universe

Science & Energy

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Utterly Transform Our View of the Universe

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Priority Target for the James Webb Space Telescope? The Hypothetical Planet 9

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Priority Target for the James Webb Space Telescope? The Hypothetical Planet 9

By Jelor Gallego

Our Future in Space: Will Humanity Ever Get to Another World?

Our Future in Space: Will Humanity Ever Get to Another World?

By Todd Jaquith

Why You Should Be Excited About the James Webb Space Telescope

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Why You Should Be Excited About the James Webb Space Telescope

By Jolene Creighton