http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope, scheduled for launch no earlier 2014. Webb will have a large 6.5 meter mirror and will reside in an orbit about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from the Earth. http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?Twitternick=NASAWebbTelescp&_id=687127b64d73d415bafd439637216203&_render=rss We're still trying to figure out the best way to format our updates to Twitter (which are more frequent than to the RSS feed) so it won't be annoying to read on an RSS reader like Googlereader. If you use the link associated with this post to subscribe that should at least get rid of our @ replies to other people and thus be cleaner. Try that for now if you like - and we'll see what else we can do to make this better for you. Thanks for your patience while we try to maintain this RSS feed in the most efficient way we can. We'll post any updates here. 18 October 2010 id_115 http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/29472803.rss To make updates more timely and accurate we'll be providing a link to the RSS feed for our twitter account which gets updated more frequently than this RSS feed, which has to be done by hand. Please update your RSS reader link. The RSS link on the side bar of any of the pages on our website will also allow you to update your RSS reader. 12 October 2010 id_114 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/webb-sunshield.html NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to make significant progress, successfully completing a series of sunshield vent tests that validate the telescope's sunshield design. "While adequate venting is a design consideration for all spaceflight hardware, this was a particularly unique challenge for the sunshield given the large volume of trapped air in the membrane system at launch," said Keith Parrish, Webb telescope sunshield manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "From the beginning of its development venting features have been a critical part of the overall sunshield design. Since we cannot vent test the actual flight article these test have shown the design works and the sunshield will vent safely on its way to orbit." 12 October 2010 id_113 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/miri-test.html A major instrument due to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is getting its first taste of space in the test facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in the United Kingdom. The Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) has been designed to contribute to areas of investigation as diverse as the first light in the early Universe and the formation of planets around other stars. 12 October 2010 id_112 http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/nasaandyou/home/jwstpast_sp-index.html A video about Webb Telescope in Spanish. 12 October 2010 id_111 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/videos_instruments_4.html The Fine Guidance Sensor Engineering Test Unit Arrives at NASA Goddard. 1 October 2010 id_110 http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=47741 A major instrument due to fly aboard the James Webb Space Telescope is getting its first taste of space in the test facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in the United Kingdom. The Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) has been designed to contribute to areas of investigation as diverse as the first light in the early Universe and the formation of planets around other stars. 30 September 2010 id_109 http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-09/build-new-space-telescope-nasa-engineers-design-impossible-again NASA engineers working on the James Webb Space Telescope are doing a lot of things from scratch — they've had to design new mirrors and a foldy space cocoon, for instance — but their newest work may take the cake: To survive the coldest reaches of space, they invented a brand-new composite material. They nicknamed it unobtanium. 30 September 2010 id_108 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/videos_instruments_3.html A new video snapshot behind-the-scenes of the cryogenic testing of the ISIM. 28 September 2010 id_107 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2010/10-079.html NASA engineers have created a unique engineering marvel called the ISIM structure that recently survived exposure to extreme cryogenic temperatures, proving that the structure will remain stable when exposed to the harsh environment of space. The material that comprises the structure, as well as the bonding techniques used to join its roughly 900 structural components, were all created from scratch. 28 September 2010 id_106 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/jwst-unobtainium.html Imagine building a car chassis without a blueprint or even a list of recommended construction materials. In a sense, that's precisely what a team of engineers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., did when they designed a one-of-a-kind structure that is one of 9 key new technology systems of the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM). Just as a chassis supports the engine and other components in a car, the ISIM will hold four highly sensitive instruments, electronics, and other shared instrument systems flying on the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship observatory. 28 September 2010 id_105 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/goddard-view.html Check out Volume 6, Issue 9 of the Goddard View for an article about an event we held at the Goddard Visitors Center. 27 September 2010 id_104 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2010/10-084.html NASA's traveling museum exhibition, New Views of the Universe, featuring the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, opens at Imagination Station museum in Toledo this Friday, Sept. 24. The exhibit will be open to the public for several months from September 24, 2010 to January 2, 2011. Showcasing dazzling deep-space discoveries of the world's most powerful telescope, the exhibit will immerse visitors in the mystery and magnificence of the Hubble Space Telescope mission and introduce them to Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope. 24 September 2010 id_103 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/scientist_awards.html Congratulations to Matt Greenhouse, Randy Kimble and Alexander Moiseev for winning the 2010 Robert H Goddard Awards for Science! 24 September 2010 id_102 http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727776.500-nobel-physicist-building-hubbles-heir-in-deep-space.html When the James Webb Space Telescope unfurls its mirror a million and a half kilometres out in space four years from now, it will be the culmination of nearly two decades of planning by John Mather. He tells Anil Ananthaswamy about the challenges of building an heir to the stunningly successful Hubble Space Telescope. 14 September 2010 id_101 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/photos/2010/photos10-117.html A bit of gold made its way into the Rocket City last week in the form of a gold-coated James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror segment. It is the first primary mirror segment to achieve the final step in the manufacturing process, prior to undergoing cryogenic testing in the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The mirror segment, an engineering development unit and flight spare, has been coated with an ultra-thin layer of gold to ensure that infrared light is properly reflected from the primary mirror into the observatory's science instruments. The primary mirror engineering development unit will be closely followed by the other 18 primary mirror flight segments in the coating process. 09 September 2010 id_100 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/fgs-testing.html The Canadian Space Agency has delivered a test unit of the Fine Guidance Sensor to the James Webb Space Telescope to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The arrival of the engineering test unit marks a major milestone for the Canadian team. The hardware has been put through its paces at the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Lab to ensure that the final version will function at peak performance. While all space missions undergo extensive testing, this step is particularly crucial for Webb because it will be located at the L2 point in space, which is about 930,000 miles away from the Earth in the exact opposite direction from the sun, and too far to be serviced by astronauts. 08 September 2010 id_99 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/publicpublications.html A paper that articulates the integral role of the James Webb Space Telescope in the 2010 decadal survey "New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics." 07 September 2010 id_98 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/publicpresentations.html If you weren't able to make it to our evening about Webb Telescope at the Goddard Visitors Center, we now have Amber Straughn and Paul Geithner's talks up on our site. 07 September 2010 id_97 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/webb-build.html It takes many years to build a space telescope or a satellite and years to put one together. However, when it comes assembling and disassembling the life-sized model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, it takes a couple of days. That's how long it took to assemble the Webb model in New York City recently. 24 August 2010 id_96 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/gotchu.html If you haven't seen it yet, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon shot a new "Hubble Gotchu" segment here at NASA Goddard - it prominently features JWST project people and is very funny besides! The link has links to all the segments, and some behind-the-scenes blogs. 10 August 2010 id_95 http://www.nasarealworldinworld.org Free educator and student resources needed to participate in the RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge are now available! Log-in, review the resources, and plan to join BOTH the RealWorld (Phase 1) and InWorld (Phase 2) challenges! Please note: Teams MUST complete and upload their final RealWorld (Phase 1) project solutions by December 15, 2010, to be eligible to apply and move InWorld (Phase 2). Participation in the InWorld (Phase 2) challenge is limited to U.S. citizens. 9 August 2010 id_94 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2010/10-094.html Recently, six James Webb Space Telescope beryllium mirror segments completed a series of cryogenic tests at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During testing, the mirrors were subjected to extreme temperatures dipping to -415 degrees Fahrenheit, permitting NASA contractor engineers to measure in extreme detail how the shape of the mirror changes as it cools. 28 July 2010 id_93 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/images2/Astro_Sept_Cover.jpg Keep your eyes on the newstands - we'll be featured in a cover article in the September 2010 Astronomy Magazine! 27 July 2010 id_92 http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/behind_the_webb/ Behind the Webb has a new video podcast out about the World Science Fair! 27 July 2010 id_91 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/insidenova/2010/07/the-next-big-space-telescope.html Attention astronomy enthusiasts! Remember learning about the seemingly insurmountable odds astronauts faced when upgrading the Hubble Space Telescope? (If not, check out these programs from NOVA scienceNOW and NOVA.) Thankfully, after a successful mission, the world's most powerful space telescope can now see the universe as it was a billion years after the Big Bang. But are you a little anxious (like we are) to know more about the even earlier universe? Well, if you can wait until 2014, scientists might be able to peer into this past-- only 300 million years after the dawn of the cosmos. Meet the James Webb Space Telescope. Engineers have started constructing this new space telescope, and astrophysicists hope that it will change the way we understand the universe. NASA showcased a full sized model of the telescope at the World Science Festival in Manhattan in June, so the team at NOVA scienceNOW went to see what it could do. Take a look. 19 July 2010 id_90 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2010/10-060.html The late Dr. Timothy Hawarden was recently awarded with a NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal for his pioneering work on innovative cooling techniques for future infrared space telescopes, including one that will follow the Hubble Space Telescope. 15 July 2010 id_89 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/webb-mass-sim.html There are a lot of things that happen "behind the scenes" when a space telescope is being built and all of the components are being tested. In this recent photo, two technicians from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. were working with a "Mass Simulator" for the James Webb Space Telescope. 12 July 2010 id_88 http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10308 A full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope, the planned successor to Hubble, is on the circuit -- making appearances at science conferences and festivals around the world. Science Friday visited the observatory and spoke to its handlers who were in town for the World Science Festival in New York City's Battery Park. 5 July 2010 id_87 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/microshutters.html Tiny little shutters as small as the width of a human hair are a key component in the James Webb Space Telescope's ability to see huge distances in the cosmos, and they have now arrived at the European Space Agency. Those little "shutters" are actually called "microshutters" and they are tiny doorways that focus the attention of the infrared camera on specific targets to the exclusion of others. They will focus in on objects like very distant stars and galaxies. 29 June 2010 id_86 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/newsletter8.html We have a new "Webb Update" out - these are more technical newsletters with progress updates. 24 June 2010 id_85 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/webb-l2.html When you ask an astronomer about the James Webb Space Telescope's orbit, they'll tell you something that sounds like it came from a science-fiction novel. The Webb won't be orbiting the Earth –instead we will send it almost a million miles out into space to a place called "L2." 23 June 2010 id_84 http://www.nasarealworldinworld.org/ Are you a high school teacher looking to incorporate real world engineering design solutions into your classroom? Join our design challenge! Visit the URL for more information! 15 June 2010 id_83 http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/technology_at_the_extremes/showcase/tug_of_war.php An interactive that shows how Webb keeps its orientation in space by the Space Telescope Science Institute. 15 June 2010 id_82 http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/webb_hubble/ An interactive version of our telescope comparison feature. 15 June 2010 id_81 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/videos_general.html This video shows the full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope being constructed in Battery Park in NYC for the World Science Festival. It will be there until June 6th, so check it out if you're in the NYC area. 1 June 2010 id_80 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/webb-nyc.html The James Webb Space Telescope has finally made the "big time" at least according to the old Frank Sinatra song "New York, New York." The life-sized model of NASA's next generation space telescope is being set up in New York City's Battery Park for the 2010 World Science Festival, which runs June 1- June 6. The opening ceremony will be held in front of the model on June 1. 26 May 2010 id_79 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/nircam-unit.html A test unit for the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument that will fly aboard the James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. and has been placed in a clean room for a year's worth of tests. 25 May 2010 id_78 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/webb-isim.html The Webb telescope's Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) Structure is undergoing tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. In this photo, the ISIM was placed in a "Helium Shroud" that was placed into the Space Environment Simulator (SES) Chamber. The SES is a big vacuum chamber where scientists and engineers cryo-tested the ISIM and lowered the temperature of the structure to 42 Kelvin (-384.1 Fahrenheit or -231.1 Celsius) and below to ensure that it can withstand the frigid temperatures of space. A specially designed camera can be seen hanging from the ceiling. The engineer in this image is Paul Cleveland of NASA Goddard. 18 May 2010 id_77 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_9141eaac-abe7-5c4e-b9c9-a69473e0541c.html A great article on the development of our NIRCam and MIRI cameras. 17 May 2010 id_76 http://www.stsci.edu/institute/conference/jwst2011 The James Webb Space Telescope General Observer science program will begin in 2015. As part of informing the community of this upcoming opportunity, we are organizing a Webb science conference at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming during June 5–7 2011. During the conference, approximately 15-20 speakers will be invited by the Science Organizing Committee to discuss high-risk, high reward science programs with the Webb. 17 May 2010 id_75 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/webb-mcdr.html NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has passed its most significant mission milestone to date, the Mission Critical Design Review, or MCDR. This signifies the integrated observatory will meet all science and engineering requirements for its mission. 28 April 2010 id_74 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/photos/2010/photos10-031.html NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, second from right, listens as Dave Chaney, right, a principle optical engineer for Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colo., explains how the James Webb Space Telescope mirror segments are tested in the Marshall Space Flight Center's X-ray and Cryogenic Facility, or XRCF, in Building 4718. From front are Helen Cole, Webb telescope activities project manager at Marshall; Charles Scales, NASA associate deputy administrator; and Robert Lightfoot, Marshall center director. 15 April 2010 id_73 http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=188430 Our own Dr. John Mather will be giving a public talk Thurs, April 15 at 6:45 pm at at Da Vinci Schools in Hawthorne, Calif. NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation are co-sponsoring this community event. More info at the link. 13 April 2010 id_72 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/partnerships.html Deep inside Building 5 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., graduate students are on the front lines of technology development adjusting lasers and mirrors and spending long hours at a computer terminals. University partnerships are playing key roles in developing new and innovative technologies for NASA missions while creating a pathway for future NASA scientists and engineers. 06 April 2010 id_71 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/features/2010/nirspec.html The cosmos is filled with stars. However, the closest star beyond the Sun is so far away, that it would take the fastest spacecraft 75,000 years to reach it. Astronomers can't study the cosmos by sending probes to gather information about other stars, as we do with our own Sun and its planets. Fortunately they don't have to. The information comes to us at the speed of light! 31 March 2010 id_70 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2010/10-031.html The cosmos is filled with color, and color is a key in determining age, chemical composition and how far objects are from Earth. To help identify these colors and objects the James Webb Space Telescope will be using a spectrograph called NIRSpec. Recently, the engineering test unit for the Webb telescope's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. from its manufacturer in Germany for preliminary testing. 31 March 2010 id_69 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/webb-movie-trailer.html Picture yourself in a movie theater waiting for the main attraction to begin and the scent of popcorn wafts through the air. The screen lights up with coming attractions and you see a "movie trailer" that you think is really cool. That's what the latest promotional video for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is like, but instead of a coming Hollywood blockbuster, it is about the future of space astronomy. 23 March 2010 id_68 http://www.physorg.com/news185795684.html Mark Clampin is a member of a team receiving the 2009 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize, awarded annually for the most outstanding article published in the journal "Science". The paper, by Kalas et al, announced the direct detection of an exoplanet in the Fomalhaut system with HST: "Optical Images of an Exosolar Planet 25 Light-Years from Earth". More info at the link! 18 March 2010 id_67 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/features/2010/webb-miri.html The next generation space telescope continues to come together at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., with the arrival of the "Mid Infrared Instrument." 18 March 2010 id_66 http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=james-webb-jwst 6 Fun Facts about the James Webb Space Telescope [Slide Show] 17 March 2010 id_65 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/features/2010/webb-cam.html How often can you say that you've seen the components of a space telescope being worked on at NASA? The answer is probably "rarely, if ever." However, thanks to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., that has now changed. 10 March 2010 id_64 http://istcolloq.gsfc.nasa.gov/spring2010/speaker/StraughnCox.html If you're at NASA Goddard, come see this talk on science visualizations by Academy Award nominee Donna Cox. March 11th. More info at the link! 05 March 2010 id_63 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/mirrormap.html Did you know Webb's mirrors have to make 14 stops to 11 places during their manufacture? We have a new interactive map to show you what happens at each step during their journey. 04 March 2010 id_62 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/webcam.html Webb's first primary mirror segment was cryo-polished to spec! Check out the linked press release for more details. 03 March 2010 id_61 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/webcam.html Watch the James Webb Space Telescope come together via our webcam! The screenshot is updated once every minute. 12 February 2010 id_60 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2010/10-008.html The James Webb Space Telescope's five-layer, tennis court-sized sunshield has passed its critical design review, certifying that its design is complete and meets mission requirements. By achieving thermal, deployment and stray-light targets, the sunshield is now ready for manufacturing. 2 February 2010 id_59 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2010/jwst_travel_exhibit.html The "New Views of the Universe" Hubble/Webb exhibit will be coming soon to Science Central in Ft. Wayne Indiana. The exhibit will be open to the public for seven months from Saturday, January 30 through August 30, 2010. The link has more information 21 January 2010 id_58 http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/182026.htm CNN just reported on the Webb's first primary mirror segment meeting flight specs! 19 January 2010 id_57 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/presentations.html We've added two Powerpoint presentations from the JWST Town Hall at the recent American Astronomical Society meeting. They both give a great update on the state of the various telescope components. One is an overview and one is on the mirrors. 12 January 2010 id_56 http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/behind_the_webb/ This one is called "Jack of All Sunshields". 12 January 2010 id_55 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2010/10-003.html In ancient mythological times reflective surfaces like shiny metals and mirrors were thought to be magical and credited with the ability to look into the future. NASA is using mirrors to do just the opposite – look into the past. 07 January 2010 id_54 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/jwst-miri.html Check out the new video on the MIRI instrument! 29 December 2009 id_53 http://secondlife.com Stop by NASA eEducation Island in Second Life on Dec. 15th at 1pm EST. John Mather will talk about the Big Bang, the Nobel Prize, and JWST! 15 December 2009 id_52 http://www.skyandtelescope.com/skytel JWST Project Scientist Jon Gardner wrote the cover article on "Finding the First Galaxies" for the January 2010 issue of Sky and Telescope. It's on the newstands now! 12 December 2009 id_51 http://www.minusk.com/content/in-the-news/jwst_press_release_september_2009.html Minus K Technology, Inc. has been selected by ITT Space Systems, LLC, subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Corporation, to provide vibration isolators for the ground testing of the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The JWST will be placed in a vacuum chamber at the Johnson Space Center and supported by a set of custom Minus K vibration isolators. 1 December 2009 id_50 http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/mather/ Dr. John Mather tells the story of the Universe and talks about everything from the Big Bang, the Nobel Prize, JWST and Life Beyond Earth 12 November 2009 id_49 http://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/outreach/podcast/wordpress/index.php/2009/10/15/podcast-and-the-award-goes-to/ The NASA Blueshift podcast asked their own questions of Dr. John Mather. He gave a behind-the-scenes look at the Nobel Prize experience in this award show spoof episode! 21 October 2009 id_48 http://www.youtube.com/thenobelprize#p/c/7F1D3BAC17534A53/3/Qi2fysp8-2E Want to ask a Nobel Laureate a question? You can do so via YouTube! Our own Dr. John Mather is participating. You can find out more details about how to ask your question via this YouTube link. (The deadline is October 30th.) 21 October 2009 id_47 http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NIRSpec_Instrument_Engineering_Test_Unit_Model_Is_Completed_999.html Check out this interesting article about JWST in SpaceDaily.com 20 October 2009 id_46 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2009/universe_exhibit.html More information about the Hubble/Webb Exhibit in New Bedford, MA! 1 October 2009 id_45 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/abouttech.html We are featuring a new video made of the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) arriving at Goddard for testing! The ISIM is what will house the telescope's science instruments. 25 September 2009 id_44 http://www.koshland-science-museum.org If you're in the DC area, Dr. John Mather (Nobel laureate and senior project scientist on the Webb Telescope) is giving a public lecture. It's on October 8, 2009, 6:30 - 8pm at the Koshland Science Museum at 6th and E, NW DC. You can get ti...ckets and additional information at (202) 334-1201 or by visiting their website which I've linked above. 23 September 2009 id_43 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/webb_simulator.html Engineers are using a full-scale simulator of the Webb Telescope's key elements. 22 September 2009 id_42 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/webb_shape.html The flight ISIM structure (which houses the instruments) has been delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center for testing. 15 September 2009 id_41 http://oceanexplorium.org/ The Hubble Space Telescope (and Webb Telescope) traveling exhibit is going to be at the Ocean Explorium in New Bedford, MA and runs Oct 9 - Jan 17. 03 September 2009 id_40 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/images_jwst.html We have 17 new artist's conceptions of the Webb Telescope on our site! 02 September 2009 id_39 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/presentations.html We've added presentations from the JWST Partner's Workshop in Ottawa, Canada in May 2009 to our site. 04 August 2009 id_38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpOx2zzlHto NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) public affairs officer Kim Newton hosted a "Media Day" at the center around several of the Webb telescope's mirrors, and she filmed an 8 minute B-roll video. 31 July 2009 id_37 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/photos/2009/photos09-057.html This release has some great new pictures of Webb's mirrors. 31 July 2009 id_36 http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/lithos.html We have more icons with Webb Telescope artwork for you to use anywhere you might need an icon! 20 July 2009 id_35 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/jwst_eye.html Check out the new NASA Feature story! 15 July 2009 id_34 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/lithos.html We have some new icons and computer desktop wallpapers that you can download and use! 07 July 2009 id_33 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/ We have a new ISIM image featured on the front page of our site! 06 July 2009 id_32 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/blueshift.html Check this web story written about the episode of Blueshift that features John Mather! 06 July 2009 id_31 http://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/outreach/podcast/wordpress/index.php/2009/06/18/podcast-making-data-beautiful/ JWST Project Scientist (and Nobel Laureate) John Mather was interviewed for Goddard's Astrophysics Science Division podcast, "Blueshift". 29 June 2009 id_30 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/ We have a new backplane image featured on the front page of our site, as well as a new featured team member, Eric Smith! 29 May 2009 id_29 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8029270.stm This is a nice companion piece to the BBC Radio 4 Broadcast we had previously linked to. 26 May 2009 id_28 http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-05/what-comes-after-hubble This is a good article called "What Comes After Hubble?" 26 May 2009 id_27 http://science.discovery.com/brink/brink.html JWST was featured on the show "Brink" on the Discovery's Science Channel. The show aired on May 22, but it looks like there are plenty of dates when it is reairing. 26 May 2009 id_226 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/news/hitech_jwst.html Scientists and engineers now creating new technologies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have realized they can be used to enhance the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the upcoming servicing mission 13 May 2009 id_25 http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/events/default.asp#0905 Senior Project Scientist for JWST (and Nobel Prize winner) John Mather is going to be giving a public talk in Ottawa at the Canada Science and Technology Museum on May 20th. There is more information on the linked website mid-way down the page. 13 May 2009 id_24 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/jwst_animation.html NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Unfolds by Animation. 13 May 2009 id_23 http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/6159/153/ JWST was featured in American Surveyor magazine in a story called "A Model Home For NASA's New Space Telescope." 6 May 2009 id_22 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jzx36 JWST is featured on the BBC Radio 4's program "The New Galileos". You can listen to it online. 5 May 2009 id_21 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/10dec_mirror.htm?friend There is a new Science@NASA story called "The Incredible Journey of the James Webb Space Telescope" 5 May 2009 id_20 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/ We have a new Featured Image and a new Meet the Team up on our front page. Please check them out! 30 April 2009 id_19 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/jwst_game.html A press release on a Flash telescope game we developed just got issued! Check it out, and try out the game too! 28 April 2009 id_18 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/images_nirspec.html We have a whole new page of images of the NIRSpec instrument up! Check them out at the listed link! 24 April 2009 id_17 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/lithos.html Northrop Grumman has put out a podcast about the cryogenic mirror testing. It includes an interview with Dr. Scott Texter, the Webb Telescope Manager at Northrop Grumman. You can listen to the podcast from the link included here. 17 April 2009 id_16 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/videos_deploy.html We've added a few new videos of the deployment of JWST's sunshield and mirrors to our website! 14 April 2009 id_15 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=162023297 JWST's flight mirror segment was just cryogenically tested at Marshall Space Flight Center. 14 April 2009 id_14 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/images_mirror.html We added a new high resolution image to our Mirror page in our image gallery! 14 April 2009 id_13 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/mirror_cryo.html JWST's first flight mirror completes cryogenic testing! 8 April 2009 id_12 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/ We have a new Featured Image and a new Meet the Team up on our front page. Please check them out! 7 April 2009 id_11 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/videos_deploy.html We added the latest animation of JWST deploying its sunshield and mirrors. This up-to-date video shows the new sunshield covers. 7 April 2009 id_10 http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov/images_mirror.html We've added two new high resolution images to our Mirror page in our image gallery! 27 March 2009 id_9 http://www.macon.com/152/story/653729.html Students and faculty from Middle Georgia College are working on a baffle for JWST. 20 March 2009 id_8 http://mission-madness.nasa.gov/mm/bracket.html March Mission Madness has started! But sure to vote for JWST in your bracket! 20 March 2009 id_7 http://video.globo.com/Videos/Player/Noticias/0,,GIM979540-7823-TELESCOPIO,00.html Deputy Associate Director-Technical John Durning did an interview with TV Globo and it can be viewed at the link listed below. John's interview is the only part in English, it begins at 4 min 30 seconds and goes until 17 minutes. 17 March 2009 id_6 http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/161350.htm James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Passes Preliminary Design Review, Moves Into Detailed Design Phase 17 March 2009 id_5 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/jwst_mirror.html Recipe for the Perfect James Webb Space Telescope Mirror. 12 March 2009 id_4 http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/missionmadness/bracket.html NASA is having a "March Mission Madness" a basketball-style "playoff" of NASA missions, including JWST. Voting starts next week - we will try to remind you once it opens. 10 March 2009 id_3 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2009/feinberg_spie.html Lee Feinberg, the Optical Telescope Element manager for JWST was elected as a 2009 fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumention Engineers (SPIE). 06 March 2009 id_2 http://www.kusf-archives.com/2009/02/kusf-021409-8-11-pm-classical-salon-dj.html Listen to an interview with John Mather, Nobel Prize winner and senior Project Scientist! 06 March 2009 id_1