NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 1 January 22 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than Dec. 25, 2021.
James Webb Space Telescope team taking a rest day before sunshield tensioning begins By Meghan Bartels published 1 January 22 To celebrate the new year, consider taking a day to rest.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Doris Elin Urrutia published 1 January 22 See the best photos on Space.com this week.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 1, 1801: Giuseppe Piazzi discovers Ceres By Hanneke Weitering published 1 January 22 On Jan. 1, 1801, a Sicilian astronomer named Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
Astronauts ring in New Year aboard space station to welcome 2022 By Robert Z. Pearlman published 1 January 22 The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are marking the New Year, becoming only the 37th crew in history to be in space as Earth begins another revolution around the Sun.
James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone By Mike Wall published 1 January 22 The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope unfolded its huge sunshield on Friday (Dec. 31), pulling the five-layer structure out by sequentially deploying two booms.
White House directs NASA to extend International Space Station operations through 2030 By Robert Z. Pearlman published 31 December 21 But the outpost's other partners have to sign on as well.
Watch 9 awesome moments with NASA astronauts in space in 2021 By Robert Z. Pearlman published 31 December 21 In-flight education downlinks are chances for students to interact with astronauts on the International Space Station. Here are the nine most memorable downlink moments of 2021, as ranked by NASA.
2021 was an epic year for Mars exploration By Mike Wall published 31 December 21 During this very eventful year, two nations joined the Mars club, a robot plied Red Planet skies for the first time ever and humanity kicked off an ambitious interplanetary sample-return campaign.
Top 10 spaceflight stories of 2021 By Amy Thompson published 31 December 21 From landing on Mars to launching private citizens into space, and everything in between, this year has seen many historic milestones and giant leaps.
The biggest launch failures (and recoveries) of 2021 By Elizabeth Howell published 31 December 21 The lessons learned from these incidents will inform future rocket launches.
Why the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield deployment takes so long By Mike Wall published 31 December 21 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is three days into the deployment of its massive sunshield — and it still has about three days to go.
These are the space missions to watch in 2022 By Samantha Mathewson published 31 December 21 From the debut of new launch vehicles to missions to the moon, mars, asteroids and much more, a lot of exciting missions are expected to launch or arrive at their destination in 2022.
Equal access to space: New study investigates how to get more 'parastronauts' aloft By Leonard David published 31 December 21 A new study sponsored by NASA investigates the feasibility of sending people with disabilities safely into space and returning them back to Earth.
Skywatcher spots James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in telescope photos By Chelsea Gohd published 30 December 21 Thanks to images from a robotic Earth telescope, you can now watch the James Webb Space Telescope travel through space.
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers massive sunshield in next step of risky deployment By Chelsea Gohd published 30 December 21 The James Webb Space Telescope has unwrapped its sunshield, crossing another important item off of its lengthy and risky deployment to-do list.
Russia launches heavy-lift Angara rocket on 3rd test flight, but misses intended orbit: reports By Rahul Rao published 30 December 21 A year after its last launch, Russia’s newest rocket lifted off again — and things didn't go entirely according to plan.
Here's 7 things the International Space Station taught us in 2021 By Tereza Pultarova published 30 December 21 From stem cells to blue jets to 'made in space' concrete, this is the best of 2021 International Space Station research.
China's Tianhe space station module dodged SpaceX Starlink satellites twice this year By Mike Wall published 30 December 21 Chinese officials filed a note with the United Nations stating that Starlink spacecraft had two close encounters with Tianhe this year, both of them occurring when astronauts were aboard the module.
James Webb Space Telescope extends its tower to make way for sunshield deployment By Hanneke Weitering published 29 December 21 The James Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to finishing the deployment of its massive sunshield.
