China's Tianwen 1 spacecraft at Mars has snapped with stunning images with a small camera that captured images of the orbiter above Mars.
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We may finally be able to test one of Stephen Hawking's most far-out ideas
The recently launched James Webb Telescope should help determine if dark matter is made up of primordial black holes.
Toxic gas released by ancient microbes may have worsened Earth's largest mass extinction
Microbes released a toxic gas called hydrogen sulfide that subsequently prolonged the Permian extinction event 250 million years ago, according to a new study.
Tour Mars' Jezero Crater with this gorgeous Perseverance rover mosaic (video)
A detailed new image provides a great look at the Perseverance Mars rover's Red Planet home and shows why the mission team is so excited to explore it.
SpaceX’s first launch of 2022 will deploy more Starlink internet satellites
File photo of a stack of Starlink satellites before a previous mission.. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX plans to kick off its 2022 launch schedule with a Falcon 9 rocket flight Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the company’s next group of Starlink internet satellites.
Engineers taking more time to assess Webb’s behavior in space before continuing deployments
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NASA delays tightening James Webb Space Telescope sunshield to study power system
NASA personnel are spending the day studying the power subsystem of the massive James Webb Space Telescope to ensure the spacecraft is ready to execute a key procedure.
Titan Comics' new 'Cowboy Bebop' miniseries sends Spike and the gang after a lucky vest
Titan Comics is launching a bold new "Cowboy Bebop" comic book series beginning in January 2022.
'Star Trek: Klingons' will reveal the legend of Kahless in new IDW comic
IDW Publishing is releasing a new "Star Trek: Klingons" comic chronicling the life of Kahless The Unforgettable.
Why can't we put a space station on the moon?
A space station on the moon could be very useful to provide future space missions with a stopping point between Earth and deeper space. Why haven't we built one yet?
The Quadrantid meteor shower of 2022 peaks today!
Of the ten biggest annual meteor showers, just two could produce over 100 per hour: the December Geminids and the January Quadrantids, due to peak this Monday (Jan. 3).
James Webb telescope: How it could uncover some of the universe's best-kept secrets
If all goes according to plan, the James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day 2021 after years of delays, will usher in a new era of astronomy.
2029 Will be the Perfect Year to Launch a Mission to Sedna
Object 90377 Sedna – a distant trans-Neptunian object known best for its highly elliptical, 11,390-year long orbit – is currently on its way towards perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) in 2076. After that, Sedna will swing out into deep space again and won’t be back for millennia, making this flyby a once-in-a-lifetime (or, once in ~113 lifetimes) opportunity to study an object from the far reaches of our solar system. There are no missions to Sedna in the works just yet, but astronomers are beginning to plan for the possibility, and the ideal launch date for such a mission is approaching fast, with two of the best launch windows coming up in 2029 and 2034.
A Detailed Scan of the Milky Way Finds Possible “Fossil” Spiral Arms
As we learn more about the cosmos, it’s interesting how some of the greatest discoveries continue to happen close to home. This is expected to continue well into the future, where observations of Cosmic Dawn and distant galaxies will take place alongside surveys of the outer Solar System and our galaxy. In this latter respect, the ESA’s Gaia observatory will continue to play a vital role. As an astrometry mission, Gaia has been to determine the proper position and radial velocity of over a billion stars to create a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way.
James Webb Space Telescope team taking a rest day before sunshield tensioning begins
To celebrate the new year, consider taking a day to rest.
Orbital Badminton in 360° | Cosmic Kiss
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Experience an orbital badminton match on the International Space Station ISS in 360° as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer challenges his crewmates and Japanese spaceflight participants Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano.
January: Evening Planet Adieu
There’s no better way to start the new year than listening to our monthly Sky Tour astronomy podcast. It’s an informative and entertaining 12-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky.
The best night sky events to see in 2022
Here are some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this upcoming year.
Astronauts ring in New Year aboard space station to welcome 2022
The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are marking the New Year, becoming only the 37th crew in history to be in space as Earth begins another revolution around the Sun.
James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope unfolded its huge sunshield on Friday (Dec. 31), pulling the five-layer structure out by sequentially deploying two booms.
Webb telescope begins unfurling tennis court-sized sunshield
Artist’s concept of the James Webb Space Telescope with one half of its sunshield deployed. Credit: NASA
Flying outbound from Earth at a distance of more than 400,000 miles, the James Webb Space Telescope extended one of two booms Friday to begin unfurling the mission’s five-layer sunshield. With the port-side boom deployed, work is underway tonight to extend another boom on the starboard side.
