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2022 space stories that are out of this world

December 30, 2022

2022 space stories that are out of this world

From the scientific discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope to the operation of the Perseverance rover, here are the year's most out-of-this-world space stories.

Hubble images show stars in globular cluster gleaming with 'nebulosity'

December 28, 2022

Hubble images show stars in globular cluster gleaming with 'nebulosity'

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured two strikingly different images of the cluster NGC 1850, located 160,000 light years away in the constellation Dorado.

Image from NASA's Webb telescope reveals early stellar formation in 'rare' find

December 17, 2022

Image from NASA's Webb telescope reveals early stellar formation in 'rare' find

NASA said that the James Webb Space Telescope team had discovered dozens of previously hidden energetic jets and outflows from young stars in the Cosmic Cliffs.

Striking NASA image reveals Io's volcano-laced surface

December 16, 2022

Striking NASA image reveals Io's volcano-laced surface

NASA scientists said this week that they would continue to focus on Io, Jupiter's volcano-laced moon, with multiple close flybys of their Juno spacecraft.

Oldest known galaxies spotted by James Webb Space Telescope

December 10, 2022

Oldest known galaxies spotted by James Webb Space Telescope

A group of international astronomers used data from the James Webb Space Telescope's observations to report the discoveries of the earliest known galaxies.

Huge satellite outshines stars, troubling astronomers

November 30, 2022

Huge satellite outshines stars, troubling astronomers

The International Astronomical Union is speaking out after it said a satellite prototype was found to have become one of the brightest objects in the night sky.

Hubble Space Telescope image shows galaxies merge 671M light-years away

November 26, 2022

Hubble Space Telescope image shows galaxies merge 671M light-years away

Scientists at NASA and the European Space Agency released an image of merging galaxies captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Blood moon lunar eclipse expected on election day, last one for three years

November 3, 2022

Blood moon lunar eclipse expected on election day, last one for three years

A blood moon lunar eclipse will be visible in the sky early on the morning of Nov. 8, when the nation will be transfixed by the midterm elections.

Astronomers discover ‘planet killer’ asteroid that may one day hit Earth

October 31, 2022

Astronomers discover ‘planet killer’ asteroid that may one day hit Earth

Hidden within the sun's glare, astronomers have recently discovered a potentially planet-killing asteroid that could one day impact the Earth.

NASA's planetary defense team successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid

September 27, 2022

NASA's planetary defense team successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino explains NASA's DART mission and why they intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid