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by Kenneth Chang on 2022-09-13 in Space and Astronomy, Rocket Science and Propulsion, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Artemis Program, Moon, Florida

After two mission scrubs for technical issues, NASA officials have tentative hopes to launch the Artemis I mission on Sept. 27.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-09-12 in Private Spaceflight, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Accidents and Safety, Blue Origin, Bezos, Jeffrey P

The capsule carrying experiments escaped damage. The F.A.A. is investigating the mishap.

by Dennis Overbye on 2022-09-07 in Drake, Frank, Extraterrestrial Life, Space and Astronomy, Telescopes and Observatories, SETI Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, Deaths (Obituaries), Green Bank (W Va)

He was convinced that human beings would eventually connect with extraterrestrials, and he inspired others to share that belief.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-09-04 in National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moon, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Artemis Program, Space and Astronomy, Private Spaceflight

After a pair of called-off launches, the latest caused by a large hydrogen leak, the agency is not expected to try again until later in the month or October.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-09-04 in National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space and Astronomy, Artemis Program, Hydrogen, Moon, Rocket Science and Propulsion

Engineers were unable to resolve a hydrogen leak, which led the launch director to call off Saturday’s flight.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-09-03 in Moon, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Artemis Program, Space and Astronomy

Here’s what you need to know about Artemis I and the second attempt to launch the Space Launch System and Orion capsule.

by Sarah Scoles on 2022-08-31 in internal-sub-only, Space and Astronomy, Mars (Planet), Perseverance (Mars Rover), Epidemics, Microbiology, Extraterrestrial Life, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, Research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Space Agency

The likelihood is low that bringing rocks to Earth from the red planet will make us sick, but the space agency isn’t taking any chances.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-08-31 in Artemis Program, Moon, Rocket Science and Propulsion, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

After scrubbing its launch of the Artemis I mission on Monday, NASA said it hoped to resolve an engine problem by a second launch window this weekend.

by Kenneth Chang and Christine Chung on 2022-08-30 in National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Artemis Program, Moon, Rocket Science and Propulsion

The mission’s managers will complete assessments before announcing whether the rocket could try to launch again this weekend.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-08-30 in Moon, Artemis Program, Water, Rocket Science and Propulsion, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The agency is set to launch a massive rocket on Monday, kicking off a return to Earth’s closest neighbor after many scientists and policymakers had once moved on.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-08-30 in Moon, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Artemis Program, Space and Astronomy, Rocket Science and Propulsion

Here’s what you need to know about Artemis I and the launch of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule.

by Kenneth Chang on 2022-08-27 in National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moon, Artemis Program, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Space and Astronomy, Kennedy Space Center

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule will launch on Aug. 29 to formally start the Artemis moon exploration program

by Amanda Holpuch on 2022-08-27 in Nichols, Nichelle, Star Trek (TV Program), Space and Astronomy, Cremation, Actors and Actresses, Television, Black People, Private Spaceflight, Celestis Inc

The ashes of Ms. Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek,” will be on a Vulcan rocket to be launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., later this year.

by Dennis Overbye on 2022-08-26 in Space and Astronomy, Telescopes and Observatories, Solar System, Carbon Dioxide, James Webb Space Telescope, your-feed-science, Nature (Journal)

WASP-39b, a distant world with a mass equivalent to Saturn’s, is the first exoplanet known to harbor the gas.

by Dennis Overbye on 2022-08-23 in James Webb Space Telescope, Jupiter (Planet), Stars and Galaxies, Space and Astronomy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

As new images of Jupiter and a galactic survey spring forth from NASA’s new observatory, our cosmic affairs correspondent confesses he didn’t anticipate their power.

by Robin George Andrews on 2022-08-23 in Asteroids, Meteors and Meteorites, Guinea, Dinosaurs, Space and Astronomy, Research, Science Advances (Journal), Geology

The impact that made the submarine depression probably occurred close to the dinosaur-ending Chicxulub event, but researchers say much remains to be learned.

by Becky Ferreira on 2022-08-21 in Space and Astronomy, Earth, Solar System, Sun, Stars and Galaxies, Extraterrestrial Life, Nature (Journal), Nature Astronomy (Journal), planetary engulfment

As scientists study thousands of planets around the galaxy, they are learning more about worlds that get swallowed up by their stars.

by Michael Blanding on 2022-08-17 in Forgery, Manuscripts, Solar System, Jupiter (Planet), Libraries and Librarians, Colleges and Universities, Galilei, Galileo, Wilding, Nick (Historian), University of Michigan, Alvarez, Pablo (Curator), Nicotra, Tobia, Morgan Library & Museum

One of the University of Michigan Library’s most prized possessions, which appeared to be a Galileo manuscript, is now thought to be the work of a 20th-century forger.

by The New York Times on 2022-07-15 in James Webb Space Telescope, Space and Astronomy, Stars and Galaxies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Planets

There is a lot more universe out there to see than there was before the telescope launched, and there is so much more to explain.

by Joshua Sokol on 2022-07-13 in James Webb Space Telescope, Space Telescope Science Institute, Space and Astronomy, Stars and Galaxies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

In June, specialists gathered in Baltimore to select images from the James Webb Space Telescope to share with the public. Keeping the results to themselves hasn’t been easy.