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NASA's moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight

NASA's new moon rocket has arrived at the launch pad for its first test flight

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

NASA's Space Launch System rocket begins crawl to launch pad ahead of test flight around moon

The gigantic rocket will launch without people on board for its long-delayed debut mission to the moon later this month.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

NASA's giant U.S. moon rocket Artemis emerges for debut launch

The lunar test flight is scheduled to lift off on August 29 after several days earlier this year

The Hindu · Aug 17, 2022

A new chapter in the search for alien planets

The future of exoplanet science will focus on characterization.

Axios · Aug 16, 2022

One of the brightest stars in the sky is evolving and dying before our eyes

Nothing lasts forever, including the stars in our night sky. One of the brighter and more notable stars in our sky is Betelgeuse, the bright red supergiant in the shoulder of Orion.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope images reveal stunning galaxies, complex adolescent cosmos

The adolescent universe was much more complex than imagined, some of the first detailed snapshots of the early cosmos reveal.

ABC News · Aug 16, 2022

War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies – especially in times of conflict

Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed that a recent attack on a Russian military base in Crimea caused more damage than Russia had suggested in…

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022

South Korea just launched a rocket to orbit the Moon, a first for the country

If it successfully goes into orbit at the Moon, South Korea will become the seventh nation to undertake lunar exploration.

Inverse · Aug 15, 2022

Meteor hunt: New research reveals the life and death of a space rock

Forged at the dawn of the solar system, a fist-sized meteorite has ended its millions-mile journey, safe and secure, in the hands of Mountain View scientists.

Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022

All Systems Go in Houston as NASA Prepares Return to Moon

Rick LaBrode has worked at NASA for 37 years, but he says the American quest to return to the Moon is by far the crowning moment of his career. LaBrode is the lead flight director for Artemis 1, set to take off later this month -- the first time a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022