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Tarantula Nebula and baby giant stars in new Webb image
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, revealing stellar nurseries and protostars.
September 7, 2022
Launches: A new northern spaceport, plus a tracking facility
A private Canadian company will build a new northern spaceport in Nova Scotia. And the U.S. will get a new satellite tracking facility in Alaska.
September 6, 2022
Webb directly images its 1st exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its 1st image of an exoplanet, or a world outside our solar system. The planet's name is HIP 65426 b.
September 1, 2022
Launches: SpaceX gets 5 crewed missions to ISS
Today in Launches: NASA tapped SpaceX to provide 5 crewed missions to the ISS through 2030. The next crewed mission to the ISS is October 3.
September 1, 2022
Pioneer 11: Watching the Saturn watchers
On the 50th anniversary of the launch of Pioneer 10, Patty Winter recalls the day that Pioneer 11 passed the rings of Saturn.
September 1, 2022
Launches: SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for August
SpaceX had five Starlink launches scheduled for August 2022. Starlink Group 3-4 took flight today, August 31, from the Vandenberg SFB in California.
August 30, 2022
Webb and Hubble see the universe differently
Webb and Hubble images of M74 - the Phantom Galaxy - show how the 2 telescopes "see" differently because they observe at different wavelengths.
August 30, 2022
Launches: What’s the big deal about Artemis?
You'll find technical details about the components of the Artemis 1 moon mission in this excellent video by Scott Manley.
August 28, 2022
International space laws, and why it’s not the Wild West
International space laws protect the valuable assets of many countries, including satellites used in farming, search and rescue, finance systems and more.
August 28, 2022
SETI finds sign of intelligence, and it’s our own Voyager 1
The SETI telescope detected Voyager 1's signal in interstellar space. SETI astronomer Wael Farah explains what it means for finding intelligence in our galaxy.
August 27, 2022
