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
September 13, 2022 Native Hawaiians gain more authority over Mauna Kea’s controversial telescopes Hawaii governor appointed native activists to manage sacred summit Mauna Kea, where some of the world’s most advanced astronomical observatories are located.
September 6, 2022 James Webb telescope captures 'Cosmic Tarantula' in stunning new image The James Webb Space Telescope captured an image of a "Cosmic Tarantula," showing tens of thousands of bright young stars in stunning new detail.
September 1, 2022 NASA's James Webb releases first direct image of a planet outside our solar system NASA'S James Web Telescope released the first direct image of a planet outside our solar system: HIP 65426 b, 100 times farther from its host star than Earth is from the Sun.
July 26, 2022 Texas fireball lights up night sky near Austin A fireball entered the Earth's atmosphere about 45 miles southeast of Austin, Texas, and briefly illuminated the night sky on Sunday evening.
July 16, 2022 Webb telescope images show ‘how people can work together’ to create something ‘truly amazing’: Principal investigator Principal investigator of the NRI-CAM on the James Webb Space Telescope Marcia Rieke shares her ‘absolute joy’ at the success of the project and the opportunity the Webb telescope provides for future space exploration.
June 29, 2022 NASA Webb Telescope’s ‘first light’ images nearly bring tears to astronomers’ eyes The general public will not get to see images from the James Webb Telescope until July 12, but astronomers who have seen them say they were nearly moved to tears.
June 21, 2022 Summer Solstice 2022: Longest day of year kicks off season Astronomical summer begins on Tuesday for the Northern Hemisphere, with the summer's solstice marking the longest day and the shortest evening of the year.
May 26, 2022 Memorial Day could see possible tau Herculid meteor shower The potential tau Herculid meteor shower could provide a stunning show for skywatchers on Memorial Day evening, according to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.
May 12, 2022 First image of black hole at center of Milky Way released by astronomers An image of the supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A(asterisk), and the center of the Milky Way has been released by astronomers. The hole itself is not visible.
