James Webb Space Telescope — current affairs timeline

5 news articles27 Jan 2026 to 01 Sep 2026

Every DailyConnects briefing covering James Webb Space Telescope, in order, with exam-focused key numbers. Grouped purely by entity identity — never mixed with similar-but-unrelated news.

2026

• 01 Sep 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launches USD 4.3 Billion ‘Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’ to Explore Universe’s Biggest Mysteries

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its USD 4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from…

  $4.3 bn
• 22 Jul 2026LHS 1140b Shows Helium-Rich Rocky Exoplanet Atmosphere

  Astronomers detected a helium-rich atmosphere around the rocky exoplanet LHS 1140b, which orbits in the habitable zone of a nearby M dwarf star. The planet has …

• 19 Jul 2026NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Exoplanet in Beta Pictoris System

  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered a new giant exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, in the Beta Pictoris system. The planet was identified using moderat…

• 18 Mar 2026Scientists discover new class of magma ocean liquid planets using James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
• 27 Jan 2026NASA's James Webb Space Telescope produces highest-resolution dark-matter map covering 800,000 galaxies.

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