On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image ... For comparison, the Hubble mirror is only 2.4 meters (21 feet and four inches) in diameter. Thanks to this, "James Webb ...

This new image showcases NGC 346 ... Even though newer telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope are more powerful than Hubble, it still fulfills an important role as an optical space ...

The James Webb ... are the 35 best Webb images we've seen to date. Among the very first things NASA did with the operational Webb telescope was recreate one of the most iconic Hubble photos ...

A conception of the James Webb Space ... Giant mirror: Webb's mirror, which captures light, is over 21 feet across. That's over two-and-a-half times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope's ...

How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...

Webb's penetrating infrared gaze has now revealed the true identity of the glow as a face-on, distant spiral galaxy. It has a ...

Its images were ... achievements, Hubble is likely nearing the end of its life. The telescope is due for its last periodic servicing in May 2009. Its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope ...

This collage of images from the Flame Nebula shows a near-infrared view from the Hubble Space Telescope on the left, with infrared views from the James Webb Space Telescope in the insets.

"Our hope with this kind of research is to understand our own solar system, life, and ourselves in the comparison ... larger than the Hubble Space Telescope's mirror, meaning Webb has six times ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA's James ... Webb was able to reveal fine features of the star's outflow and reveal the fuzzy object to be a distant spiral galaxy. This side-by-side comparison shows a Spitzer Space Telescope ...