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2021 was an epic year for Mars exploration
During this very eventful year, two nations joined the Mars club, a robot plied Red Planet skies for the first time ever and humanity kicked off an ambitious interplanetary sample-return campaign.
Top 10 spaceflight stories of 2021
From landing on Mars to launching private citizens into space, and everything in between, this year has seen many historic milestones and giant leaps.
JWST Just Deployed a Sail That Lets it Stop Getting Pushed Around by the Sun’s Radiation.
On December 25th, 2021, astronomers and space exploration enthusiasts got the greatest Christmas present of all! After years of delays, cost overruns, and additional testing, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. In what was a real nail-biter, the Ariane 5 rocket and its precious payload reached orbit without a hitch. But as is so often the case, the deployment of the JWST was just the first in a series of “hurry up and wait” episodes.
9 things we learned about aliens in 2021
A bombshell UFO report, the "alien junk" in our solar system, and more new clues about extraterrestrial life.
The 10 biggest exoplanet discoveries of 2021
These are some of the top exoplanet discoveries made in 2021.
An Exoplanet Found Protected by a Magnetosphere
Today’s astronomers are busy building the census of extrasolar planets, which has reached a total of 4,884 confirmed planets, with another 8,288 candidates awaiting confirmation. Now that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally been launched, future surveys will be reaching beyond mere discovery and will be focused more on characterization. In essence, future exoplanet surveys will determine with greater certainty which planets are habitable and which are not.
'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 7 sets up a mid-season cliffhanger
Star Trek: Discovery's season 4 episode 7 sets up a mid-season cliffhanger that we'll have to wait six weeks to find out what happened.
Frozen tardigrade becomes first 'quantum entangled' animal in history, researchers claim
A new pre-print study claims to have quantum entangled a tardigrade with two superconductor qubits, though experts are skeptical.
Imaginary numbers could be needed to describe reality, new studies find
Theories based only on real numbers are incapable of explaining the results of this new experiment.
The biggest launch failures (and recoveries) of 2021
The lessons learned from these incidents will inform future rocket launches.
Why the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield deployment takes so long
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is three days into the deployment of its massive sunshield — and it still has about three days to go.
These are the space missions to watch in 2022
From the debut of new launch vehicles to missions to the moon, mars, asteroids and much more, a lot of exciting missions are expected to launch or arrive at their destination in 2022.
Equal access to space: New study investigates how to get more 'parastronauts' aloft
A new study sponsored by NASA investigates the feasibility of sending people with disabilities safely into space and returning them back to Earth.
Tour 15 of the Brightest Stars on New Year's Eve (VIDEO)
Tour 15 of the sky's brightest stars all in one night on this New Year's Eve! This interactive Worldwide Telescope video will show you the way.
The Best Meteor Showers of 2022
Sky & Telescope predicts that the year’s best meteor shower will be the Quadrantids, which peak in the very first days of 2022. The Perseids (August) and Geminids (December) will be spoiled by strong moonlight.
Skywatcher spots James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in telescope photos
Thanks to images from a robotic Earth telescope, you can now watch the James Webb Space Telescope travel through space.
Still Nervous about JWST? Friday and Saturday’s Sunshield Deployments will be Nail-biters
Every part of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST’s) deployment is nerve-wracking, but some of the most nail-biting moments will happen on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Webb ready for critical work to open sunshield
JWST’s sunshield deployment during a ground test at Northrop Grumman. Credit: NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope opened covers that protected the mission’s folded sunshield Thursday, and deployed a momentum flap to help the observatory balance against the unending light pressure from the sun.
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers massive sunshield in next step of risky deployment
The James Webb Space Telescope has unwrapped its sunshield, crossing another important item off of its lengthy and risky deployment to-do list.
