JWST encapsulation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope being encapsulated within the Ariane 5 payload fairing Dec. 17. Hours after saying a launch readiness review confirmed plans for a Dec. 24 launch, officials said weather would delay the launch by at least a day. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

WASHINGTON — A $10 billion space telescope that has suffered years of delays because of technical problems will have to remain on Earth at least one more day, this time because of poor weather.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...