Year in Review Astronomy

The James Webb Space Telescope wasn’t the only big space news in 2022

DART crashing into an asteroid, Artemis going to the moon and other events made space a busy place

A night photo of the Artemis I rocket launching

On November 16, NASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center and started its journey to the moon.

Joel Kowsky/NASA

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

While the stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope captured space fans’ attention this year, other telescopes and spacecraft were busy on Earth and around the solar system (SN Online: 12/7/22).