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Artist's illustration of Astroscale's ELSA-d mission, which in August 2021 released and successfully captured an experimental piece of space junk for the first time.

Spacecraft anomaly stalls Astroscale space debris cleanup test

By Mike Wall published 27 January 22

Astroscale has suspended its ELSA-d demonstration mission in Earth orbit after detecting "anomalous spacecraft conditions," the Japanese startup announced on Twitter Wednesday (Jan. 26).

Best telescopes 2022: Top picks for viewing planets, galaxies, stars and more

By Gemma Lavender published 26 January 22

Buying Guide Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs — whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky.

Buying Guide

Spaceflight

Engineering teams celebrate at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore as the second primary mirror wing of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unfolds, before beginning the process of latching the mirror wing into place, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination. Let's celebrate the team that got it there (op-ed)

By Thomas Zurbuchen published 28 January 22

The successes notched by Webb, the biggest and most complex space telescope ever launched, reflect the grit and unity of thousands of people who worked together to place it in the heavens.

A visualization of a "rocket cargo" vehicle launch from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

SpaceX snags $102 million contract to rocket military supplies and humanitarian aid around the world: report

By Chelsea Gohd published 27 January 22

SpaceX has won a contract, worth over $102 million, to transport military supplies and humanitarian aid around the world using a rocket.

Science & Astronomy

A set of superimposed images captured by the Solar Orbiter show Comet Leonard and its two tails in visible light.

Europe's sun mission flew through the tail of Comet Leonard

By Meghan Bartels published 28 January 22

As Comet Leonard bid farewell to Earth and flew past Venus, a sun-studying spacecraft flew through the comet's long tail, giving humans a new perspective on the icy wanderer.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination. Let's celebrate the team that got it there (op-ed)

By Thomas Zurbuchen published 28 January 22

The successes notched by Webb, the biggest and most complex space telescope ever launched, reflect the grit and unity of thousands of people who worked together to place it in the heavens.

Search For Life

An unidentified flying object captured on video by a U.S. Navy jet.

2022 could be a turning point in the study of UFOs

By Leonard David published 21 January 22

UAP will get more attention from both the scientific community and the federal government in 2022, experts told Space.com.

Image of the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field, which captures galaxies beyond counting.

Do we live in a simulation? The problem with this mind-bending hypothesis.

By Paul Sutter published 21 January 22

Does the simulation hypothesis offer a compelling argument, or is it just interesting food for thought? Let's find out.

The 10 most Earth-like exoplanets

By Elizabeth Howell, Ailsa Harvey published 20 January 22

Reference Scientists have found nearly 5,000 exoplanets since the first such world was confirmed orbiting a sunlike star in 1995. These ones are most similar to Earth.

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Skywatching

Best telescopes 2022: Top picks for viewing planets, galaxies, stars and more

By Gemma Lavender published 26 January 22

Buying Guide Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs — whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky.

Buying Guide

Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the upcoming solar eclipses.

Solar eclipse guide 2022: When, where & how to see them

By Daisy Dobrijevic, Doris Elin Urrutia published 26 January 22

Reference Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the two partial solar eclipses that will occur on Apr. 30 and Oct. 25.

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Astrophotographer Chris Schur captured this stunning photo of Comet Leonard on Dec. 4, 2021 from Payson, Arizona using a 10-inch Newtonian telescope and 60-minute camera exposure.

Amazing photos of Comet Leonard in the night sky

By Elizabeth Howell published 25 January 22

Astrophotographers captured incredible views of the celestial visitor.

Entertainment

HERO image for sci-fi movie monsters by Chris McMullen_Twentieth Century Fox, Easedram, Easedram, The Geffen Company, and Solofilm

Ten sci-fi movie monsters that could destroy humanity

By Chris McMullen published 27 January 22

Many sci-fi movie monsters have tried to end the human race, but which ones should we really be worried about?

Best space movies

By Susan Arendt published 27 January 22

Keep this list of the best space movies handy for the next time you feel the need to escape from the reality of Earth.

Lego NASA Space Shuttle Discovery review

By Christina Hughes published 27 January 22

A big kit with big fun – the Lego NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set is an enjoyable build that it out of this world.

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Russian dogs Belka and Strelka were, with a host of companions, the first animals to orbit Earth and land safely on Aug. 19, 1960.

Animals in space

By Elizabeth Dohrer published 27 January 22

The first animals reached space in 1947, but it wasn't until 1960 that animals orbited Earth and landed safely.

Ten sci-fi movie monsters that could destroy humanity

By Chris McMullen published 27 January 22

Many sci-fi movie monsters have tried to end the human race, but which ones should we really be worried about?

Sirius: The brightest star in Earth's night sky

By Elizabeth Howell, Ailsa Harvey published 27 January 22

Reference Sirius has been the shiniest star in the sky for a long, long time.

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