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Move over Hubble — here comes the Webb
Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have begun to assemble and test the James Webb Space Telescope in advance of its 2018 debut.
Webb space telescope replica ends Inner Harbor run
Three Nobel laureates, a former astronaut and Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski will be in Baltimore to discuss plans for the James Webb Space Telescope. A replica of the tennis-court sized telescope on display outside the Maryland Science Center ends its Inner Harbor run on Wednesday. Mikulski is leading a fight in Congress to secure funding […]
James Webb telescope replica goes on display at Science Center
Astronomy buffs can get a close-up look at a full-size replica of the James Webb Space Telescope in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The replica goes on display Friday outside the Maryland Science Center and remains through Oct. 26. Watch video the telescope model set-up over three days The telescope is expected to replace the orbiting Hubble […]
James Webb telescope model set up at science center
It took contractors about three days to assembly a full-size model of the James Webb Space Telescope at the Inner Harbor this week. The telescope is scheduled to launch in 2018 and scientists, like Project Scientist and Nobel laureate John Mather, are hoping it will make new discoveries of planets, stars, galaxies and the origins of the universe. The model, which will be in front of the science ce[...]
Photo of the Day – Day 2 at the Webb model set-up
Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff
Photo of the Day – ‘Webb’ sight
Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff
