It is scheduled to fire the mission into space in 2027.
The telescope, launched on April 24, 1990, has since made nearly 1.7 million observations, targeting about 55,000 astronomical objects.
A Chinese rocket carrying three astronauts to the country's space station blasted off from its remote launch site Thursday, the latest milestone in Beijing's race to become a leading celestial power.
NASA says the asteroid Donaldjohanson formed about 150 million years ago.
Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.
Today is Saturday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2025. There are 263 days left in the year.
The contest aims to find a way to dispose of the 96 bags of waste left behind by Apollo astronauts on the Moon.
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable.
While many astronauts choose to braid or use ties on their hair, the 36-year-old opted to let it float free in microgravity.
An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.