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Webb fully aligned! See the new test images
NASA's Webb telescope has finished aligning all of its science instruments. The new test images are a taste of what's to come.
May 8, 2022
International Astronomy Day is May 7
International Astronomy Day occurs twice a year. The next celebration is on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Find resources and info on the night sky here.
May 6, 2022
Daylight fireball over Mississippi: Meteorites found!
Searchers have found meteorites - pieces of the daylight fireball - seen on April 27, 2022. These meteorites landed near Natchez, Mississippi.
May 4, 2022
Did alien technology crash in Pacific in 2014? Harvard astronomer says ‘maybe’
Did alien technology crash into the Pacific Ocean in 2014? Despite disagreement from colleagues, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb says it's possible.
May 4, 2022
Harvard astronomer: Earthly spacecraft as alien artifacts
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb shares an analogy of how spacecraft sent from Earth might appear as alien artifacts on a different planet.
May 4, 2022
Mars helicopter spots rover’s landing gear debris
NASA's Mars Helicopter has sent back some incredible new photos of the backshell and parachute that helped the Perseverance rover land over a year ago.
May 4, 2022
More Starbase delay. But SpaceX rockets ahead
The FAA has announced another month-long delay its initial environmental assessment of SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.
May 3, 2022
How Pluto got its name
Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney named Pluto for a god of the underworld. The name also honored Percival Lowell, the pioneering astronomer.
May 1, 2022
Do Europa’s odd ridges indicate life?
Europa's odd ridges may form similarly to those in Greenland. The ridges occur over subsurface pockets of potentially habitable water in the moon's ice shell.
April 27, 2022
Do Io’s enigmatic dunes form from lava and frost?
Researchers at Rutgers say they can finally explain how Io's enigmatic dunes form, despite the moon's extremely thin atmosphere and weak winds.
April 27, 2022
