Webb
Weaver-derived family name
Webb is a surname, from an Old English word for weaver.
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's flagship infrared observatory launched in 2021, has made the name newly prominent: The Webb images revealed galaxies forming in the early universe.
Webb often appears alone as shorthand for the telescope.
Renowned astronomer's surname
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
orbit · launch · optics · observatory · exploration · sunshield · golden · segmented
Gravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
- exoplanetsWorlds orbiting other stars
- universeComplete system or domain
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
astrophysics · redshift · spectroscopy · stars · blackholes · quasars · cosmic · light-years
Hubble
Renowned astronomer's surname
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
mirror · orbit · launch · optics · observatory · exploration · sunshield · golden · segmented · deployment
galaxies
Gravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
- exoplanetsWorlds orbiting other stars
- universeComplete system or domain
cosmology · astrophysics · redshift · spectroscopy · stars · blackholes · quasars · cosmic · light-years · observations
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · descendants · relatives · ancestors · legacy · Sidney · Beatrice · Jack · Clifton · pedigree
- the webWorldwide digital network
- web pageSingle internet document
- spider webSilk structure catching insects
- web conferencingRemote online meeting technology
- web addressInternet page identifier
- web of liesInterconnected deceptions forming structure