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January 20, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope team announces deployment of all mirrors

The James Webb Space Telescope hit another milestone this week; NASA announced that the $10 billion observatory's 18 hexagonal mirror segments and its secondary mirror have been fully deployed. 

January 15, 2022

What is the wolf moon?

The next full moon, known as the "wolf moon," will occur on the evening of Monday, Jan. 17. 

January 15, 2022

Citizen scientists find 'Jupiter-like' planet, NASA says

NASA announced this week that citizen scientists had spotted a Jupiter-like exoplanet in data from its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

January 14, 2022

Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica

A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.

January 13, 2022

Red supergiant star's death witnessed by astronomers for the first time: report

Astronomers have captured the death of a red supergiant star for the first time. 

January 8, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope is fully deployed

NASA announced Saturday that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been fully deployed. 

January 4, 2022

NASA nails James Webb Space Telescope launch

NASA aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope Tuesday: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court.

January 1, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope unfurls sunshield in major post-launch milestone

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully unfurled its sunshield on Friday, in another milestone for the groundbreaking project. 

January 1, 2022

US commits to support International Space Station through 2030

Russia and the U.S. previously committed to working together on the station after 2024, but no clear movement occurred until the end of the year.

January 1, 2022

2021 in review: Top space stories of the year

2021 was a big year for space news.