2023 will wow us on the launch pad and in the sky

A photo provided by the United Launch Alliance shows the pathfinder first stage of the company's Vulcan Centaur rocket, which will eventually replace its Atlas V, a vehicle central to U.S. spaceflight for two decades, at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The coming year is bound to have some excitement on the launchpad and the lunar surface and in the sky. [United Launch Alliance via The New York Times]

As years in space and astronomy go, 2022 is going to be a tough act to follow.

NASA wowed us with cosmic scenes captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The DART mission slammed an asteroid into a new orbit. Artemis I set humanity on a course back to the moon. China finished building a new space station in orbit. SpaceX launched and landed 61 rockets in 12 months. And the invasion of Ukraine imperiled Russia's status as a space power.

It's a lot to measure up to, but 2023 is bound to have some excitement on the launch pad and the lunar surface and in the sky. Once again, you can get updates on your personal digital calendar by signing up for The New York Times' Space and Astronomy Calendar. Here are some of the major events you can expect. Not all of them have certain dates yet, but journalists at the Times will provide additional information as it emerges. More at...

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