NASA’s DART mission successfully hits asteroid in first-ever planetary defense test

After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

Webb Space Telescope reveals richest and closest star nursery in the solar system

James Webb Space Telescope’s first images of the Orion Nebula, the richest and closest star nursery in the solar system, have just been revealed by an international team of astronomers including University of Michigan (U-M) researchers.

Jupiter reaches its biggest and brightest in nearly 60 years

Jupiter reaches opposition on Sept. 26. It’s also the giant planet’s closest approach to Earth since October 1963.

A newly discovered planet may be suitable for life

An international team of scientists said it has discovered two new super-Earth type planets about 100 light-years away from our solar system, one of which may be suitable for life.

NASA reveals Webb telescope’s first images

The dawn of a new era in astronomy is here as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).