James Webb Space Telescope
NASA / ESA / CSA · Sun-Earth L2
Four years into routine science at the second Lagrange point, most recently revealing a giant exoplanet hidden in the Beta Pictoris system.
At a glance
- Phase
- orbital operations
- Operator
- NASA / ESA / CSA
- Destination
- Sun-Earth L2
- Last verified
- 2026-08-06
Where it stands
Fully operational at L2; NASA marked Webb's fourth science anniversary on 6 July 2026 and announced a newly discovered giant exoplanet in the Beta Pictoris system on 15 July 2026.
The mission
Webb continues routine science operations from its orbit around the second Lagrange point, 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. NASA released anniversary images on 6 July 2026 to mark four years of science, and on 15 July 2026 announced the discovery of a giant exoplanet hidden in the Beta Pictoris system. The observatory remains listed as an active mission covering every phase of cosmic history.
Related
Sources
- science.nasa.gov · https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/