Medicine & TechnologyThe James Webb telescope, operated by NASA, has reached a critical milestone in its quest to photograph the universe's earliest stars.
Following the resolution of a pair of difficulties by ground controllers, NASA's massive new space telescope is performing well more than a week after launch.
NASA is apprehensive about sending its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope to space due to some faults that caused delays in its launch and because unfolding it is very complicated.
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a modified telescope to capture the 300-megapixel image of the Sun that is made up of 150,000 individual photos. He calls it the "Fire and Fusion."
Scientists have discovered light emanating from the merger of two black holes in the furthest reaches of the galaxy, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon.