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NASA is launching the 1st stage of the Artemis mission – here's why humans are going back to the Moon

With weather conditions currently at 80% favourable, NASA is launching the Artemis 1 mission today from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch window opens at 8.33am EDT (10.33pm AEST).

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Artemis 1, NASA's first mission to the Moon since Apollo, delayed for second time

The second attempt to launch of the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built has been scrubbed.

ABC News

NASA’s return to the moon begins Monday with a rocket launch

Humans haven’t been back to the moon in 50 years. But an uncrewed NASA rocket launch set for Monday will be the first step toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface, and eventually traveling on to Mars.

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Artemis I a new era for NASA a long time coming

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Artemis I isn’t just a mission to orbit the moon. It’s the beginning of a new era for NASA that promises to not just return humans to the lunar surface, but to press on to Mars.

Orlando Sentinel

Climate scientists propose 2 outlandish ways to cool the Arctic

While the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, several technologies could combat this phenomenon. For one, we can release sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to chill things out.

Inverse

Ben Stokes: England’s second Test win over South Africa is the benchmark

England captain Ben Stokes praised his side for producing a “benchmark” performance that swept South Africa aside inside three days at Emirates Old Trafford. Stokes started his reign with four adrenaline-fuelled run chases against New Zealand and India before crashing back to earth with a thumping defeat by the Proteas…

Evening Standard

Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff: ‘In England we had to fight to get any kind of recognition’

The musician on his early struggles in London, his enduring appeal and auditioning Bob Marley, and the problem with Jamaican independence

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NASA is set to return to the moon. Here are 4 reasons to go back

NASA's Apollo missions already sent astronauts to the moon from 1969 to 1972. But scientists say there's still lots of good science to do there. The moon also could be an ideal stepping stone to Mars.

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Artemis 1: crowds flock to watch Nasa’s most powerful rocket blast off to the moon

Megarocket to lift off from Florida on Monday morning, one of final crucial test steps before astronauts’ return to the moon

The Guardian - US

The Observer view on the Artemis deep space project: $93bn? Worth every cent

Half a century ago the Apollo programme helped change our perspectives on our own world. Imagine what the view from Mars will do

The Guardian - UK

NASA poised for historic Artemis I mega-rocket launch, in renewal of lunar ambitions

NASA aims to take a giant leap forward in its renewed lunar ambitions with the launch set for Monday of its next-generation mega-rocket, the Space Launch System.

ABC News

With 1st Artemis launch on tap, commercial partners promise cost cuts

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is about to light a $4.1 billion candle to launch the first mission in its Artemis program to the moon. The pricey pie has seen ballooning costs and delays in the last decade with slices heading to dozens of aerospace companies across the nation.

Orlando Sentinel

NASA’s return to the moon starts with critical test flight

NASA is about to take the first step on its journey to return people to the moon by the end of the decade. If all goes well, a massive uncrewed rocket will lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday morning, then circle the moon in an orbit…

Tribune News Service

Scientists set for ocean crisis debate 150 years after ‘extraordinary’ expedition

A century and a half after the Challenger mission transformed our understanding of the seas, researchers meet to tackle the latest threats

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Webb Telescope finds carbon dioxide in a hot Jupiter atmosphere — and it could aid the search for alien life

WASP-39b, a distant gas giant "hot Jupiter," shows signs of water vapor and carbon dioxide, helping Webb scientists hone in on how to find them on smaller planets.

Wales Online

Headteachers vow to 'move heaven and earth' to keep children face to face learning next term

They said help was needed to pay for supply staff

Manchester Evening News

'Why on earth?' - Man City fans react to Crystal Palace team news

Manchester City take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League today.

Inverse

Mars and the Moon have the perfect ingredient to build future cities

NASA research into geopolymers finds that regolith could be a cornerstone ingredient in cement to make rocket pads and other structures

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US Court Upholds SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan

A US appeals court on Friday upheld the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy some Starlink satellites at a lower Earth orbit than planned as part of its push to offer space-based broadband internet. Elon Musk's SpaceX won FCC approval in 2021…

Bangkok Post

Taking back the oceans, before it's too late

The United Nations convened its Ocean Conference (Unoc) in Lisbon, Portugal in June. The goal was to “to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action” The world needs a “sustainably managed ocean”, according to the UN’s under-secretary-general for legal affairs, Miguel…

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In A Blow To Every Sydneysider’s Ego, A Melb Street Has Been Voted The 2nd Coolest On Earth

But are we surprised?

The Guardian - AU

The million year ice project: the quest to find the oldest ice on Earth

Australia’s most ambitious over-snow Antarctic expedition in a generation is under way. In this edited extract from Griffith Review, meet the man searching for prehistoric ice to unlock the mysteries of our planet

Daily Mirror

Greta Thunberg accused of time travelling after she's ‘spotted’ in 120-year-old photo

A 120-year-old photo of a Greta Thunberg doppelganger has been unearthed and it's left many convinced the climate activist is "100 per cent a time traveller"

The Conversation

NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth's orbit – here's what to expect and why it's important

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is poised to take a key step toward returning humans to the Moon after a half-century hiatus. The launch was scheduled for the morning of Aug. 29, 2022 but was postponed due to an issue with one of the rocket’s engines. The next opportunity to launch…

Evening Standard

Astronomers discover planet that could be completely covered in water

The planet is outside the Solar System and 100 light-years from Earth

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