What JWST has accomplished thus far has "amazed" and "blown away" astronomers.

What JWST has accomplished thus far has "amazed" and "blown away" astronomers.

The James Webb Space Telescope is exceeding all expectations just one year after launch, and astronomers are ecstatic.

The James Webb Space Telescope is exceeding all expectations just one year after launch, and astronomers are ecstatic.

Launched on Dec. 25, 2021, the $10 billion infrared observatory was designed to learn how galaxies form and grow, to peer far back into the universe to the era of the first galaxies.

Launched on Dec. 25, 2021, the $10 billion infrared observatory was designed to learn how galaxies form and grow, to peer far back into the universe to the era of the first galaxies.

But the James Webb Space Telescope's intricacy (Webb or JWST).

But the James Webb Space Telescope's intricacy (Webb or JWST).

Astronomers were anxiously awaiting the JWST's performance because of its sensitive tennis court-sized solar screen.

Astronomers were anxiously awaiting the JWST's performance because of its sensitive tennis court-sized solar screen.