Monthly space news recap - February 2023
The top 5 of the month's most interesting space updates
Green comet whizzes past Earth
Last month, stargazers from around the planet had their eyes glued to the skies in hopes to catch a glimpse of the green comet. The once-in 50,000-year comet passed closest to the earth on February 1st. For more info click here.
Jupiter has the most moons after all!
Scientists discovered 12 new moons of Jupiter, thus placing the total count at 92. Jupiter has now been declared the planet with the most moons after beating Saturn which has 82 moons.
Africa inaugurates its space agency
On Jan 25 the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Egyptian Government signed an agreement, thus inaugurating the African Space Agency (AfSA).
Curiosity rover finds clearest sign of ancient water on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars found new evidence to prove the ancient existence of water on Mars. It has found ripple-like textures on some rocks on the red planet. This is one of the clearest signs that water may have existed on Mars long ago.
New discovery shows that galaxies grow quicker than previously expected
A new discovery made by the James Webb Space Telescope, of a group of galaxies formed 500 - 700 million years after the big bang has given scientists new insights about galaxy formation. These early galaxies were much bigger than expected. This shows that galaxies grow quicker than what was previously expected.
