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Huge asteroid will pass Earth safely January 18
A huge asteroid will pass Earth on January 18, 2022. The asteroid poses no threat to Earth and at its closest will be five times farther than the moon.
Eddie Irizarry
December 30, 2021
2022 Quadrantid meteor shower to peak January 2-3
The Quadrantid meteor shower in 2022 coincides with a new moon, meaning there will be dark skies and a better chance of spotting meteors.
Editors of EarthSky
December 29, 2021
Updates on Webb Telescope’s long journey to L2
The James Webb Space Telescope will take about a month to unfurl as it travels to L2. Some are calling it Webb's "30 days of terror."
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 28, 2021
Juno spacecraft’s 4 latest discoveries at Jupiter
Juno has been studying Jupiter and its moons since it arrived at the giant planet in 2016. Here are 4 of its newest discoveries, courtesy of NASA.
Editors of EarthSky
December 26, 2021
‘We love it.’ Webb in arts and crafts
People kept busy while anticipating the James Webb Space Telescope launch by creating a huge array of inspiring arts and crafts.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 25, 2021
Webb Telescope launch December 25: Success!
NASA now says that - due to adverse weather - the Webb Telescope will launch no earlier than Christmas Day, December 25.
Editors of EarthSky
December 25, 2021
Possible fossil spiral arms in our Milky Way
A team of scientists using Gaia data have examined filamentary threads in the disk of the Milky Way and think they might be fossil spiral arms.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 24, 2021
Scientists find water in Mars’ Grand Canyon
A spacecraft orbiting Mars has made the unexpected discovery of water in Mars' Grand Canyon, otherwise known as Valles Marineris.
Paul Scott Anderson
December 24, 2021
Apollo 8 Earthrise photo anniversary, December 24
The iconic "Earthrise photo," taken Christmas Eve, 1968, from Apollo 8 during its orbit of the moon, helped launch the environmental movement.
Deborah Byrd
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 24, 2021
Top 10 stories of 2021 from EarthSky
The top 10 stories of 2021 is a review of what we've learned in the past year from our home planet, Earth, out to the vast universe.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 23, 2021
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