James Webb Telescope

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The James Webb Space Telescope will search for stars in the dawning universe. BOBXNC

Hubble, Webb and the search for First Light galaxies

By Karl Glazebrook, Swinburne University of Technology

When the Obama administration announced its proposed NASA budget in February, astronomers worldwide breathed a sigh of relief. Despite significant cuts in other areas, funding for the James Webb Space…
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Does the US suffer from its desire to go it alone in space? NASA

NASA, we have a problem: why America is lost in space

By Brett Biddington

In its newly released budget request to Congress, the Obama Administration is seeking to reduce NASA’s funding by US$59m to US$17.7 billion – a reduction of just 0.03%, not that you would know that from…

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