Stargazers, here are the most exciting celestial events for 2023
Astronomer Jackie Faherty outlines the most exciting sky events you can put on your calendar in 2023, from eclipses to meteor showers and more.
Space
Empty Soyuz capsule will be sent to the space station to replace a damaged one
NASA and Russia's space agency said Wednesday that they're planning to send up an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to replace the one that sprung a leak in December.
NASA's Webb telescope has discovered its first exoplanet
The exoplanet was found using a satellite and spectrography. It has a similar size as Earth, but is much hotter and completes its orbit around its star in two days.
The plan to replace the International Space Station crew's busted ride back to Earth
NASA and Russia's space agency said Wednesday that they're planning to send up an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to replace the one that sprung a leak in December.
An astronomer tells us what celestial wonders to look forward to in 2023
Amateur astronomers, mark your calendars, because this year has a lot in store: meteor showers, a "ring of fire" eclipse, a super blue moon and more.
U.K.'s highly touted space launch fails to reach orbit due to an 'anomaly'
Virgin Orbit says its LauncherOne rocket "experienced an anomaly" just before it could deliver its payload. The problem arose shortly after a maneuver called the "barbecue roll."
A bright green comet may be visible with the naked eye starting later this month
Comet C/2022 E3 was first spotted last year and will draw nearest to the Earth in early February. The brightness of comets tends to be unpredictable, but astronomers say this one is promising.
The first orbital space launch from British soil will take off on Monday
LauncherOne will depart from Spaceport Cornwall and will take satellites into orbit.
NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90
Cunningham piloted the first manned Apollo mission, a key step in the drive to reach the moon, but he never flew in space again. He was a physicist who later became known as a climate-change skeptic.
How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year
One year after the James Webb Space Telescope launch, astronomers round up some of the telescope's most exciting discoveries.