This week in science

James Webb Telescope launch delay and more: Understand the world through 8 images

Dec. 16, 2021

The James Webb Space Telescope stands in the S5 Payload Preparation Facility (EPCU-S5) at The Guiana...

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NASA engineers attached the James Webb Space Telescope to its rocket the week of December 9–15, as researchers peered into the center of the Milky Way.

wide-field view of Sagittarius A at the center of the Milky Way

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Here are the biggest science stories of the week, told in 8 stunning images.

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