Maris Astronomy Association

Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times The James Webb S**ce Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s primary mirror using the Nea...

is chilling out in space! 🥶

Both its mirrors and its instruments are being cooled to their frigid operating temperatures. Why do infrared telescopes have to be so cold, and how do we cool them? Read more in today’s blog post: https://go.nasa.gov/34O5SY8

Image: This 2017 image shows Webb inside a testing chamber at NASA's Johnson S**ce Center. Over about 100 days, our team cooled Webb down to its operating temperatures and tested its optics and instruments. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

The first data from the James Webb S**ce Telescope (ft. Dr Alex Cameron) To learn more science and maths with interactive courses head to https://brilliant.org/drbecky for 20% off an annual premium subscription.The James Webb S**c...

Launch date update! December 18, 2021 is now the target launch date for the James Webb S**ce Telescope! 🚀

This date was coordinated between NASA, ESA and Arianespace. The new date also follows Arianespace successfully launching an Ariane 5 rocket in late July and scheduling one more launch that will precede Webb.

The Webb team is preparing for shipment operations, during which the observatory will undergo final closeout procedures and packing for its journey to the launch site. The major elements of the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry Webb into space have safely arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, from Europe.

Read the full update: https://go.nasa.gov/3DY19QJ

Image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

https://starwalk.space/en/news/meet-the-first-comet-of-2021

Meet the First Comet of 2021! In today’s article, we’ll talk in detail about the first comet discovered this year – C/2021 A1 (Leonard).

How many of you would think that Time Travel is possible?

Are we alone in this Universe?

Hawking on S**ce...!

Stephen Hawking to travel into space onboard Richard Branson’s spaceship The Cosmologist and Physicist, Stephen Hawking said he will leave the Earth to travel to space onboard Richard Branson’s spaceship, The Independent reported.

The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images returned by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. More: http://go.nasa.gov/2cDwxJ5

Surface of Mars.
An Image taken by Curiosity Rover.

Clear Sky.. Time to Count Stars