Most Recent
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Webb Images/Science 2024
148 photos
Webb Images/Science 2023
149 photos
Webb Images/Science 2022
76 photos
Webb's First Images & Data
17 photos
Outreach Highlights
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#UnfoldTheUniverse Art Submissions
331 photos, 17 videos
Create and share art inspired by what the Webb might discover!
#JWSTArt Submissions
536 photos, 2 videos
If you create art inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope, share it with us! More information: nasa.gov/jwstart
Color With Webb
26 photos
jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/coloringWebb.html
Full-scale model
37 photos
Some of the locations where the James Webb Space Telescope full-scale model has appeared.
Webb Models
183 photos, 1 video
Crafts
5 photos
AR App
11 photos
Virtual Backgrounds
45 photos
Download these backgrounds (and more!) for your next virtual holiday party, meeting or class!
Halloween
63 photos, 1 video
Webb from start to launch to deployments
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Artist Ilustrations
8 photos
Artist Impressions of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Infographics
31 photos
The Story of Webb
213 photos
Images of Webb that tell the story of its build from start to finish, in chronological order. Plus some bonus popular/interesting images.
Featured Photos - Chris Gunn
129 photos
Featured Photos - Desiree Stover
35 photos
Full-scale Mock-up
8 photos
Mirrors Overview
5 photos
Primary Mirror Segment Blank
5 photos
Images of a blank James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror segment.
Primary Mirror Engineering Design Unit
38 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope engineering design unit (EDU) primary mirror segment.
Flight Primary Mirrors Arrive at NASA Marshall
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James Webb Space Telescope mirrors arrive at NASA Marshall; cryo tests by Ball Aerospace begin.
Photos in this set are in chronological order.
Flight Primary Mirror Cryogenic Tests at NASA...
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Cryogenic testing of the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors by Ball Aerospace at NASA Marshall.
Photos in this set are in chronological order.
More Flight Primary Mirror Cryogenic Tests
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Mike McClare's images of JWST Primary Mirror Cryogenic Testing at NASA Marshall, April 2011.
Photos in this set are in chronological order.
ISIM Structure on the Centrifuge
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The ISIM structure on the centrifuge for testing at NASA Goddard.
Flight Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard
34 photos, 2 videos
Arrival of the flight James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror segments at NASA Goddard.
Photos in this set are in chronological order.
Flight Primary Mirror Segments at NASA Goddard
15 photos
1st Mirror Installation
13 photos
2nd Mirror Installation
6 photos
3rd Mirror Installation
5 photos
4th Mirror Installation
5 photos
5th Mirror Installation
5 photos
6th Mirror Installation
7 photos
7th Mirror Installation
11 photos
8th Mirror Installation
3 photos
9th Mirror Installation
9 photos
10th Mirror Installation
3 photos
11th Mirror Installation
4 photos
12th Mirror Installation
13 photos
13th Mirror Installation
12 photos
14th Mirror Installation
13 photos
15th Mirror Installation
7 photos
16th Mirror Installation
13 photos
17th Mirror Installation
7 photos
18th Mirror Installation
15 photos
Pathfinder Arrives at NASA Goddard
13 photos
The test version of the James Webb Space Telescope's backplane (like the spine of the telescope) arrives at NASA Goddard after being shipped from Northrop Grumman.
Photos in this set are in...
Pathfinder Backplane Travels to NASA Johnson
33 photos
The Pathfinder is the test version of the James Webb Space Telescope's backplane. It is like the spine of the telescope. Here the Pathfinder (and two test mirrors) are shipped on NASA Johnson for...
Pathfinder Tests at NASA Johnson
12 photos
The Pathfinder is the test version of the James Webb Space Telescope's backplane. It is like the spine of the telescope. Here the Pathfinder (and two test mirrors) is at NASA Johnson for cryogenic...
Flight Backplane Travels to NASA Marshall
13 photos
JWST's ATK-built 'backbone' is shipped to NASA Marshall for cryo testing.
Photos in this set are in chronological order.
Flight Telescope Structure Arrives at NASA Goddard
32 photos
James Webb Space Telescope Structure Moves to...
23 photos
Flight Mirrors Uncovered
23 photos
Inside the cleanroom NASA Goddard in April 2016 - James Webb Space Telescope primary mirrors being uncovered in preparation for instrument installation.
Webb at NASA Johnson
23 photos
Webb Travels to Northrop Grumman
12 photos
Webb at Northrop Grumman
300 photos
Webb Travels to French Guiana
22 photos
Webb at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
181 photos
Launch and launch preparations
Webb Travels to Space
23 photos
Webb from Around the World
8 photos
Final Major Deployments
38 photos
These photos were captured during the deployment of Webb telescope's starboard wing, the last of the major deployments.
Engineering Test Images
23 photos
White House Webb First Image Reveal
12 photos
Lights for Webb's First Images
15 photos, 2 videos
First Images NASA Social
14 photos, 1 video
Webb First Images Broadcast and Briefing
20 photos, 1 video
Observatory Components
1 photo
Secondary Mirror
30 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's secondary mirror.
Tertiary Mirror
2 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's tertiary mirror.
Aft Optics Subsystem
15 photos
Instrument Module Installation
7 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope science instruments are installed.
ISIM (Integrated Science Instrument Module) &...
66 photos
The ISIM structure will hold the James Webb Space Telescope's instruments. The ISIM is the instrument module.
NIRCam Instrument
29 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near InfraRed Camera (NIRCam).
NIRSpec Instrument
46 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec).
NIRSpec Microshutters
34 photos
The microshutters on the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec instrument.
MIRI Instrument
38 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI).
FGS/NIRISS Instrument
21 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph.
Pathfinder Backplane
58 photos
The Pathfinder is the test version of the James Webb Space Telescope's backplane. It is like the spine of the telescope.
Flight Backplane
26 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's backplane.
Flight Telescope Structure
20 photos
The Flight Telescope
182 photos
Deployable Tower Assembly
6 photos
Solar Array
14 photos
Spacecraft
14 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope spacecraft.
Flight Sunshield
41 photos
Testing
1 photo
Test Equipment
131 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's test equipment.
ISIM Moves into the SES for CV2
13 photos
The first test of all four flight instruments in NASA Goddard's giant cryo vac chamber. This test is known as CryoVac 2 (CV2).
The images are in chronological order.
ISIM Comes out of the SES After CV2
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JWST's flight instruments after finishing CV2 (CryoVac 2).
The images are in chronological order.
ISIM Moves to the SES for CV3
3 photos
ISIM Comes out of the SES After CV-3
6 photos
Vibration Testing
14 photos
Sunshield Tests
71 photos
Tests of the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield.
Facilities & Equipment
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NASA Goddard Centrifuge
7 photos
Optical Telescope Element Simulator (OSIM)
14 photos
The OSIM is a cryogenic simulator of the James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element.
Space Environment Simulator
33 photos
The Space Environment Simulator at NASA Goddard. Used for testing JWST's instruments.
Cleanroom at NASA Goddard
12 photos
The cleanroom where the James Webb Space Telescope is being assembled and tested.
Primary Mirror Segment Assembly Alignment...
12 photos
The PAIF is the robot arm that will mate the primary mirror segments with its supportive backplane.
Chamber A at NASA Johnson
51 photos
The Chamber A thermal vacuum test chamber is now being used for the James Webb Space Telescope.
Mission Operations Center at STScI
30 photos
Transporter
46 photos
Photos of the James Webb Space Telescope's special transportation truck, the STTARS (Space Telescope Transporter for Air Road and Sea).
Outreach Events
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Dr. Nancy Grace Roman Visits Webb
10 photos
2019 Apollo 50 Festival
6 photos
2019 Death Valley Dark Sky Festival
3 photos
2018 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
4 photos
2018 NASA Astronaut Candidate Visit
6 photos
2018 Night Sky Festival, RMNP
3 photos
2018 Beating the Odds
24 photos
2018 USA Science & Engineering Festival
27 photos
2017-18 #JWSTArt Exhibit - Texas Museum of...
18 photos
2018 News Conference
17 photos
2017 Intrepid Space & Science Festival
4 photos
2017 - #JWSTArt at Art.Science.Gallery
14 photos
2017 AwesomeCon
2 photos
2017 Employee & Friends/Family Days
10 photos
2017 Art + Science Exhibit Reception
37 photos
2017 Super Bowl Live
13 photos
2016 Artist Event - Final Works
62 photos
2016 Artist Event
19 photos
2016 Media Day
9 photos
2016 John Mather/Koshland Science Center event
4 photos
2016 Singer Kaya Jones Visit
6 photos
Singer Kaya Jones visited NASA Goddard on June 29, 2016 and talked to engineer Jody Davis and scientist Dr. Hannah Wakeford about the James Webb Space Telescope.
2016 James Webb Jr. Visit
7 photos
2016 AwesomeCon
13 photos
2016 Actor John Barrowman Visit
6 photos
2016 Bill Nye/Robert Picardo Visit
25 photos
Bill Nye the Science Guy and actor Robert Picardo visited NASA Goddard on May 19th to film a video. They spent the morning talking about the James Webb Space Telescope with Dr. Amber Straughn.
2016 JWST Faces Forward
31 photos
On May 4, 2016, the JWST's primary mirror faced the NASA Goddard cleanroom observation window.
2015 Explore @ NASA Goddard
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Images from 2015's Explore @ NASA Goddard event
2015 NASA Goddard Visitor's Center Exhibit
8 photos
2015 Meet the Superbrains
6 photos
2015 South by Southwest
12 photos
SXSW 2015
2014 - The Search for Life Panel
15 photos
These photos are from a NASA panel on the Search for Life, which took place in July 2014. It was televised on NASA TV.
2014 Neil deGrasse Tyson Visit
15 photos
2014 NASA Social
45 photos
2014 Dr. Brian Greene Visit
4 photos
Physicist Dr. Brian Greene stopped by NASA Goddard to view our giant cleanroom where JWST is being built. Here he is in front of the full-scale mural of our mirrors and a model of the spacecraft.
2014 South by Southwest
16 photos
2013 Student Engineering Model
16 photos, 13 videos
1/6 and 1/20th scale models made by Cal Poly students, demoed at NASA Goddard.
2013 South by Southwest
90 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope presence at the 2013 South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX.
2013-12 RealWorld-InWorld
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The winners of the 2012-13 RealWorld-InWorld Engineering Design Challenge.
2012 Family Science Night
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md. hosted a special Webb Family Science Night on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
Participants partook in hands-on activities to see what...
2011 "From the Past," Hayden Planetarium, NYC 2011
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The Hubble spectra laser display at Hayden Planetarium in NYC, November 14-27, 2011.
2011 Maryland Science Center
24 photos
The Full-scale model at the Maryland Science Center in October 2011.
2011 Bill Nye the Science Guy Visit
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Bill Nye the Science Guy visited NASA Goddard on Sept. 8, 2011.
2011 Actor Seth Green Visit
11 photos
Seth Green and company visited NASA Goddard on May 24, 2011.
2010 Hubble Gotchu video shoot
26 photos
Filming of Hubble Gotchu from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 8/2/10. Filming was on 7/22/10.
2010 World Science Festival, NYC
12 photos
The James Webb Space Telescope's presence at the 2010 World Science Festival in New York City.
2010 World Science Festival - full-scale model...
39 photos
Construction of the full-scale model at the World Science Festival at Battery Park, NYC, 2010.
Miscellaneous
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Associate Administrator Visits STScI
13 photos
Portraits of Team Members
24 photos, 1 video
James Webb
8 photos
Big Bang Theory set decoration
6 photos
The Big Bang Theory has JWST stickers, magnets, lithos, posters, model, and more on their set. Images used with permission from CBS/WB.
Misc
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Miscellaneous images.