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Liverpool Echo · Sep 5, 2022

The Webb telescope has released its very first exoplanet image – here's what we can learn from it

Did you ever want to see an alien world? A planet orbiting a distant star, light years from the Sun? Well, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just returned its first-ever picture of just that – a planet orbiting a distant star.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

‘Dark sky reserve’ to come up in Ladakh

Ladakh administration to work with hill development council and IIA, Bengaluru to set up the reserve

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2022

NASA may be forced to roll Artemis I back to VAB after Saturday scrub

ORLANDO, Fla. — All signs were pointing to optimism for NASA’s second shot at a moonshot on Saturday, but a familiar foe forced another scrub for the Artemis I flight from Kennedy Space Center, and now the rocket may be forced to head back to the Vehicle Assembly Building with…

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 3, 2022

Artemis spectators disappointed by 2nd scrub, but support NASA decision to get launch right

ORLANDO, Fla. — After a second postponement, several Artemis spectators were understandably disappointed but said they supported NASA’s decision regardless of how far they may have traveled.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 3, 2022

Fuel leak ruins NASA’s second attempt at launching Moon rocket

Fuel leak ruins NASA’s second bid at launching the SLS, delaying the debut of its Moon-to-Mars mission by weeks.

Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2022

NASA's return to the moon is delayed again after scrub because of fuel leak

Second time was not the charm for the first-ever launch of NASA's towering moon rocket.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 3, 2022

Webb Telescope to probe super-wet, super-rare exoplanet

NASA's TESS satellite found a rare exoplanet covered in deep oceans, making it an excellent candidate for Webb to take a closer look at and learn more about habitability.

Inverse · Sep 3, 2022

NASA Artemis launch called off again after leak

They attempted this twice, and also flushed helium through the line. But the leak persisted.

Irish Mirror · Sep 3, 2022

NASA calls off second attempt to launch Artemis moon rocket

The space agency has postponed the launch after a fault was found in the rocket’s hardware

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2022