The James Webb Story
Journey through the James Webb Space Telescope's universe — the nebulae and deep-sky wonders it has revealed, and the observatory that came before it.
The voyage
- James Webb Space TelescopeSees the universe in infrared — from the Sun-Earth L2 point, 1.5M km away.→
- Another cosmic wonderCarina NebulaThe Carina Nebula is one of the largest and brightest star-forming regions in the sky, a…→
- The full storyNorthrop Grumman Space: JWST, SLS Boosters, and SDANorthrop Grumman Space: Cygnus cargo, JWST prime, SLS solid boosters, SDA Tranche 3, HALO…→
- Another cosmic wonderEagle NebulaHome to the iconic 'Pillars of Creation' — towering columns of gas and dust where new…→
- See it across the spectrumEagle NebulaHome to the iconic Pillars of Creation, where dense molecular columns are being sculpted…→
- Another great explorerHubble Space TelescopeLaunched 1990 — has reshaped our understanding of the universe.→
- Another world in our systemEarthThe only world we know that holds life.→
- The full storyThe Overview Effect: How Seeing Earth from Space Changes EverythingFrank White coined it in 1987 — the cognitive shift astronauts feel seeing Earth from…→
This voyage is assembled live from the connections between everything on SpaceOdysseyHub — each stop is a place you can explore in full.