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Jupiter from Webb in new images. Amazing!

New images of Jupiter from Webb show amazing details on the giant planet, including auroras, the Great Red Spot, and its rings and satellites.

EarthSky Voices

August 22, 2022

Launches: NASA solicits plans to deorbit ISS

Launches blog for August 22: NASA quietly asks companies their thoughts on deorbiting ISS. The mission end for the station is currently planned for 2030.

Dave Adalian

August 22, 2022

1st photo of Earth from the moon, in 1966

As NASA prepares to send Artemis 1 to the moon, it's fun to see this 1st-ever moon photo of Earth from the moon, taken on August 23, 1966.

Deborah Byrd

August 21, 2022

Voyager 2 launched 45 years ago

Voyager 2 realized the vision of what was originally called a Grand Tour of the outer solar system. It is the only craft that has visited all 4 outer planets.

Deborah Byrd

Elizabeth Howell

August 20, 2022

Launches: Russians unveil space station model

On August 15, 2022 - at "Army-2022", a military-industrial exhibition outside Moscow - Russia unveiled a model of the new station it intends to build for itself.

Dave Adalian

August 19, 2022

Webb’s largest image of galaxies yet

Webb has taken the largest image of galaxies yet. The newest release covers 8 times as much space as its original deep-field image. See the new images here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 18, 2022

A rare Neptune-sized planet orbiting a giant star

Astronomers say they have found a rare Neptune-sized planet orbiting a giant hot star, providing clues about why these worlds often lose their atmospheres.

Paul Scott Anderson

August 18, 2022