News near and far: The year in space 2022
1 James Webb Space Telescope completes deployment as mirror opens
2 China’s Chang’E-5 lander finds first onsite evidence of water on the Moon
3 First-ever “rogue” black hole discovered zipping through the galaxy
4 First private mission to the International Space Station lifts off
5 Most distant object ever seen is a mysteriously bright, ancient galaxy
6 All five of life’s base units have now been found in meteorites
7 Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks with the ISS
8 Gaia maps two billion Milky Way objects in unprecedented detail
9 Russia to walk away from International Space Station after 2024
10 NASA probe smashes into an asteroid in historic test for planetary defense
11 James Webb snaps stunningly detailed image of Pillars of Creation
12 SpaceX’s all-powerful Falcon Heavy flies for the first time since 2019
13 US Space Force’s “secret” spaceplane lands after record 908 days in orbit
14 NASA successfully launches its largest-ever rocket, the Space Launch System
15 Giant cosmic map charts from here to the edge of the observable universe
16 Scientists beef up search for alien life with powerful new supercomputer
17 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sets an altitude record on Mars
18 Artemis 1 lunar mission splashes down after record-breaking flight
19 Biggest marsquake on record marks InSight’s swansong
20 NASA’s InSight Mars mission comes to an end as all contact is lost