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A wreath of star formation in Pegasus
The Webb Space Telescope captured the spiral galaxy NGC 7469 in Pegasus and its wreath of star formation in the ring around the galaxy's central black hole.
December 23, 2022
EarthSky’s top photos from 2022
Enjoy EarthSky's top photos from 2022. All these photos were taken by members of the EarthSky community from all around the globe. See our top 10.
December 22, 2022
Phoenix is one of the Southern Birds
The constellation Phoenix lies in Southern Hemisphere skies and contains one of the oldest stars yet found. Look for it on December evenings.
December 22, 2022
Top 10 stories of 2022 from EarthSky
The top 10 stories of 2022 is a review of what we’ve learned in the past year from our home planet, Earth, out to the vast universe. See the top 10 here.
December 20, 2022
Biggest marsquake detected is record-breaker
Researchers released new details about the largest marsquake recorded so far. At magnitude 4.7, it was 5 times stronger than the previous largest known quake.
December 20, 2022
SWOT mission to survey Earth’s water
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography - SWOT - satellite launched on December 16. It's an international mission to observe water on Earth's surface.
December 20, 2022
Moon near Crown of Scorpius December 21
A waning crescent moon - glowing beautifully with earthshine - joins the three stars that make up the Crown of Scorpius on the morning of December 21, 2022.
December 20, 2022
Comet C/2017 K2 is closest to the sun Dec 19
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) reaches its closest point to the sun - perihelion - on December 19, 2022. It's now a target for southern skies.
December 18, 2022
Leaky Soyuz at ISS in ‘good working order,’ NASA says
A leaky Soyuz at ISS sprang a coolant leak last week. It is now in "good working order," NASA said, but flight controllers continue to evaluate.
December 18, 2022
1st TRAPPIST-1 results from Webb Space Telescope
Researchers announced results from Webb's 1st glimpse of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system, which contains 7 Earth-sized worlds, several potentially habitable.
December 17, 2022
