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March 19, 2022

When is the spring equinox?

Sunday marks the astronomical first day of spring around the Northern Hemisphere. 

March 17, 2022

Comet Swift-Tuttle: What to know

Comet Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the sun once. 

January 25, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope arrives at orbital home 1 million miles from Earth

The James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its observation point on Monday afternoon. 

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 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 1, 2022

2021 in review: Top space stories of the year

2021 was a big year for space news. 

December 22, 2021

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will launch a million miles to unwrap and explore the distant past

The James Webb is set to become the most complex object ever launched into space, and the most powerful time machine ever built.

December 14, 2021

NASA spacecraft makes history, officially ‘touches’ sun for first time ever

A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun after it plunged into the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona, traveling hundreds of miles over five hours.

October 30, 2021

Geomagnetic storm watch in effect this Halloween following intense solar flare

On Thursday, the sun released a significant solar flare toward Earth, peaking at 11:35 a.m. EDT, scientists say.

October 16, 2021

NASA's Lucy launches to Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission launched early Saturday from the agency's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.