Now playing Next Space Five things James Webb has taught us a year since its first image Exactly 12 months ago NASA released the first stunning image captured by the James Webb Telescope, which gave us a new understanding of the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang. Since then, it has helped us shed new light on the entire universe. 12/07/2023
Now playing Next Space James Webb gets best view yet of hot Earth-like exoplanet Researchers used the JWST to measure the temperature of a rocky exoplanet in the promising TRAPPIST-1 star system. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Space NASA is building James Webb's successor. This is what it will do NASA's next big space telescope is under construction with help from ESA - and scientists hope it will answer questions about dark matter. 19/03/2023
Now playing Next Space James Webb Telescope discovers six massive 'universe breaker' galaxies They're far bigger than was believed possible for galaxies so soon after the dawn of the universe - leaving scientists stunned. 23/02/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Here’s why 2022 was a milestone year for space exploration NASA’s moon mission finally got underway in a year jam packed with major steps forward in space exploration. 21/12/2022
Now playing Next Mobility James Webb takes most detailed look yet at an exoplanet's atmosphere NASA announced the game-changing, first-ever full reading of the atoms, molecules, and signs of active chemistry in an exoplanet's atmosphere. 25/11/2022
Now playing Next Mobility 'Ocean planet' discovered which could have temperatures right for life The one-of-a-kind exoplanet, which could support life, orbits a star 100 lightyears from our own planet, Earth. 14/09/2022
Now playing Next Mobility James Webb Telescope spots first clear evidence of CO2 on exoplanet Scientists working on the project said they are now "crossing an important threshold in exoplanet sciences". 26/08/2022
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Now playing Next Mobility Watch: Webb Telescope’s stunning views of Jupiter and its moons Fans of the biggest planet in our solar system will be dazzled by the latest images taken by the Webb Telescope: Jupiter with its rings and three of its moons are shown in unprecedented detail. 15/07/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Watch: Webb Telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies Drawing back the curtain to a photo gallery unlike any other, NASA has presented the first full-colour images from its James Webb Space Telescope. 12/07/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Life-giving water discovered on exoplanet could in fact be methane The discovery of evidence of water on an exoplanet in a “habitable zone” for the first time caused widespread excitement in 2019 - but a study suggests the vapours detected on K2-18b may in fact be methane. 17/05/2022
Now playing Next Mobility James Webb arrives at its final destination 1.5 million km from Earth The most powerful space observatory ever built will orbit the Sun 1.5 million km from Earth and is designed to last for 10 years. 26/01/2022
Now playing Next USA James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop a million miles out "We’re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe. And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. 25/01/2022
Now playing Next USA The unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope is complete It will be months before the first images get back to Earth. 09/01/2022
Now playing Next Mobility 2021 in space: This year’s most exciting extraterrestrial stories Mars missions, space telescopes, extraterrestrial filmmaking: these are just a few of the out-of-this-world stories that made headlines this year. 28/12/2021
Now playing Next French Guiana Space telescope blasts off from French Guiana to replace aging Hubble The world's most powerful space telescope has blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. 25/12/2021
