From NASA’s Mars landing to billionaires in space, here are some of the top moments in space exploration this year. | Reuters

5.6K views · 80 reactions | How exactly does the James Webb Space Telescope observe the universe? This animation takes you to the Second Lagrange point (L2)—beyond the Moon—the vantage point where Webb looks out on the cosmos. Watch to see how Webb has access to the entire sky from this location over the course of six months, which allows it to investigate big questions about our universe. Credit: STScI, NASA, ESA, CSA. | Space Telescope Science Institute | Facebook

FRIDAY. Follow Space.com’s Chelsea Gohd as she goes to “Mars,” in a new documentary showing the realities of her experiences as an analog astronaut at the HI-SEAS habitat in Hawaii. Here’s a sneak peak from her documentary, which will air on YouTube and Facebook Friday, May 7th, 12:00p EDT (9a PDT / 1600 GMT). | Space.com