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There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.

Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.

After decades of development, whether NASA’s Webb succeeds or fails all comes down to five critical milestones that are only days away.

Even from a single pixel, multiwavelength data taken over time can reveal clouds, icecaps, oceans, continents, and even signs of life.

We’ve wasted our time and resources ideologically policing and punishing each other for far too long. Here’s a better route to prosperity.

The primary causes of global climate change are all due to human activity. Adding aerosols to our atmosphere only exacerbates the problem.

The first human that isn’t an Earthling could be in our lifetime.

The ultimate multi-messenger astronomy event would have gravitational waves, particles, and light arriving all at once. Did that just occur?

Until recently, we were only able to view Venus’s surface with radar or by landing on the planet. It was believed that Venus’s surface was entirely obscured by clouds; NASA’s Parker Solar Probe proved otherwise.

For many, it was just a successful launch like any other. But for scientists around the globe, it was a victory few dared to imagine.

2022 was another busy year in the realm of science, with groundbreaking stories spanning space, materials, medicine, and technology.

A next-generation instrument on a delayed rover may be the key to answering the question of life on Mars.

A wave of innovation is coursing through the nuclear industry — but ingrained opposition is the biggest roadblock.

Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes.

The midwest is particularly filled with them.

Organic molecules can be produced by living or non-living systems. But the recent findings are very intriguing.

It could cut the time needed to reach Mars in half.

Scientists may have detected the somewhat smelly chemical dimethyl sulfide on a planet 120 light-years from Earth.

The Universe has been creating stars for nearly all 13.8 billion years of its history. But those photons can’t match the Big Bang’s light.

How can you “touch the Sun” if you’ve always been inside the solar corona, yet will never reach the Sun’s photosphere?

The first of these devices is already on the market — the AI-powered Ray-Bans from Meta.

It’s a radical but plausible idea.

Data from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos suggest that long durations in space cause changes in the brain, some of which are linked to vision problems.

The most famous Hubble images show glittering stars and galaxies amidst the black backdrop of space. But more was captured than we realized.

Barnard’s star, the closest singlet star system to ours, has long been a target for planet-hunters. We’ve finally confirmed it: they exist!

Not too hot, not too cold…

In “Life As No One Knows It,” Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of “things” is how life uses information.

But it’s still challenging to build a 22,000-mile elevator.

There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?

On the largest of cosmic scales, the Universe is expanding. But it isn’t all-or-nothing everywhere, as “collapse” is also part of the story.