A rundown of awesome results about black holes from 2021.
Space News & Blog Articles
Tune into the SpaceZE News Network to stay updated on industry news from around the world.
Want Updates on JWST? NASA’s Site Will Bury you in Data: Distance, Temperatures, Deployment Stats… Everything
Want to know the latest details on the James Webb Space Telescope? NASA has a “dashboard” where you can see all the data: location, the current deployment info, temperatures and more.
Spaceflight 2022: Missions to Watch in the Coming Year
The New Year will see missions returning to the Moon and much more.
Comets' heads may be green, but never their tails, study finds
Comets heat up very quickly as they approach the sun, causing the icy bodies to glow green, but never in the tails trailing behind them. A new study may finally reveal why.
Hubble Space Telescope spots star cluster glittering in a nearby galaxy (photo)
This small cluster of stars packs quite a visual morsel.
China's Tianhe space station module dodged SpaceX Starlink satellites twice this year
Chinese officials filed a note with the United Nations stating that Starlink spacecraft had two close encounters with Tianhe this year, both of them occurring when astronauts were aboard the module.
Webb separation from Ariane 5
Video: 00:03:04
This real-time video shows the separation of the James Webb Space Telescope from the Ariane 5 launch vehicle and the subsequent solar array deployment.
When, where and how to see the planets in the 2022 night sky
This guide will tell you the best times to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in 2022, and clue you in about planetary meetups, conjunctions and more.
China has moon's south pole in its sights with 3 missions launching this decade
China has formally approved three missions targeting the south pole of the moon, with the first to launch around 2024.
With COVID-19 on the rise again, 'Super Bowl of astronomy' next month canceled
As COVID-19 infection rates rise once again, the leaders of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have canceled the major conference scheduled for early January.
Hear the largest moon in the solar system sing in new squeaky Juno video
The magnetosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede sounds like a dial-up modem in a newly-released audio clip from NASA.
'The Book of Boba Fett' is now streaming on Disney+
Hopefully, we get to see exactly how Boba escaped from the Great Pit of Carkoon.
This Lego Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid building set is now on sale
Save $14 on the Lego Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid building toy, available at Target and Walmart.
Lego to launch NASA-inspired moon sets in time for Artemis 1 launch
Lego is launching a new series of building toys themed around NASA's Artemis program. The Rocket Launch Center and Lunar Research Base are scheduled for a release on March 1, 2022.
Long March 7A rocket deploys two Chinese tech demo satellites
A Long March 7A rocket lifts off Dec. 23 from the Wenchang space center. Credit: CASC
China launched two classified Shiyan satellites Dec. 23 into a geostationary transfer orbit aboard a Long March 7A rocket, one of the country’s newest launch vehicles. The mission took off from China’s Wenchang launch base on Hainan Island.
James Webb Space Telescope extends its tower assembly to make way for sunshield deployment
The James Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to finishing the deployment of its massive sunshield.
Telescope tower extends on Webb observatory
Artist’s illustration of Webb’s configuration as of Dec. 29, with its Deployable Tower Assembly extended. Credit: NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope extended a four-foot tower Wednesday to give the observatory’s mirrors and instruments, designed to function at cryogenic temperatures, enough separation from the hot side of the spacecraft after the mission’s sunshield deploys over the next few days.
SpaceX fires up Starship SN20 prototype again ahead of landmark test flight
The Starship SN20 vehicle performed a "static fire" test today (Dec. 29) at the company's South Texas site, briefly igniting its Raptor engines while remaining anchored to the ground.
JWST’s Precise Launch and Near-Perfect Course Corrections Mean Fuel Savings. And That Means a Longer Mission
After a detailed analysis of where the James Webb Space Telescope is now (Dec. 29, 2021) and how it got there, NASA determined the observatory should have enough propellant to operate in space for significantly more than 10 years in space.
1st orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket pushed to March at the earliest
SpaceX had been aiming to launch Starship on its first orbital test flight in January or February, but a required FAA review won't be done until Feb. 28.
Precise Ariane 5 launch likely to extend Webb's expected lifetime
After a successful launch of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope on 25 December, and completion of two mid-course correction manoeuvres, the Webb team has analysed its initial trajectory and determined the observatory should have enough propellant to allow support of science operations in orbit for significantly more than a 10-year lifetime (the minimum baseline for the mission is five years).
