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News Articles: Space

NASA's Artemis 1 Moon rocket sits at Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 15.

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NASA delays the Artemis 1 moon mission for a third time as a tropical storm approaches

The launch of the uncrewed space vehicle was scheduled for Tuesday but is being pushed back because Tropical Storm Ian might hit Florida next week as a hurricane.

September 24, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured out-of-this-world photos of Neptune and its rings.

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Tired of Saturn's rings? Check out NASA's latest image of the bands around Neptune

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune's rings was when Voyager 2 flew past the distant planet in 1989. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a crisp new image.

September 22, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
A United States Space Force flag flies along with flags of other armed service branches. The Space Force announced on Friday that the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez has joined its University Partnership Program.

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The Space Force adds the University of Puerto Rico to its partnership program

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is the 14th school to team up with the U.S. Space Force for its University Partnership Program. The program aims to educate and recruit the future workforce.

September 13, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy delivered an address at Rice University to inspire Americans to support NASA's mission to the moon. In what became known as his "We Choose the Moon" speech, Kennedy promised to put an American astronaut on the moon before the end of the 1960s.

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How space exploration has changed, 60 years since JFK's 'We Choose the Moon' speech

On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at the dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights and missions to Mars to the Webb telescope.

September 12, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B after the launch was scrubbed at Kennedy Space Center on September 06, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis moon mission

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

September 09, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
The telescopes of the SPECULOOS Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The telescopes were used to confirm and characterize a new planet discovered by NASA, which led to the discovery of another nearby planet.

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A newly discovered planet 40% larger than Earth may be suitable for life

It's one of two new planets that were recently found about 100 light years from Earth, both of which take just days to orbit their own sun.

September 07, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
In <em>Vesper,</em> Raffiella Chapman plays a 13-year-old girl living in a future where biological experiments have wiped out all the earth's edible plants.

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  • Movies

You'll want these five films on your list for fall

After a two-year dry spell, Hollywood's summer blockbusters finally busted some blocks this year. Now, the question is how to keep that momentum going.

September 06, 2022
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday before the planned launch was scrubbed due to fuel leaks.

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NASA won't try to launch the Artemis 1 moon mission again for at least a few weeks

A recurring leak of liquid hydrogen fuel forced NASA on Saturday to postpone a scheduled launch for the second time this week. The earliest possible launch date is Sept. 19.

September 03, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce and
  • Joe Hernandez
The Artemis 1 moon rocket at Launch Pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Center.

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  • Space

How Artemis 1 fits into NASA's grand vision for space exploration

It's been nearly 50 years since the latest Apollo landing, and the landscape for space exploration is wildly different. Why is NASA's latest mission focused on revisiting the moon?

September 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Kai McNamee,
  • and 1 more
Could the ocean contain alien technology? Astronomer Avi Loeb thinks there is a chance.

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  • Space

An astronomer thinks alien tech could be on the ocean floor. Not everyone agrees

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks alien technology could be on the ocean floor. And if he finds anything with buttons on it, he would very much like to press those buttons.

August 31, 2022
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By:
  • Kai McNamee
NASA's Artemis I moon rocket sits at Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in June.

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  • Space

After a delay, the next launch opportunity for NASA's giant moon rocket is Friday

The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission will have to wait until at least Friday, after a problem with one of the SLS rocket's engines was discovered.

August 30, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
The remains of actress and singer Nichelle Nichols will be launched into deep space later this year, according to company Celestis.

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  • Space

Nichelle Nichols' remains will go explore strange new worlds

A portion of the trailblazing actor's ashes will travel to deep space later this year. Along for the journey are remains of the show's creator and another star from the series.

August 29, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Dustin Jones
Storm clouds roll in over the NASA moon rocket as it stands ready for launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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  • Space

Lightning strikes aren't stopping the planned Artemis I launch — yet

NASA is sending an uncrewed spacecraft to circle the moon and return to Earth. It's set to launch Monday, despite thunderstorms over the weekend.

August 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Astronaut Charlie M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site.

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  • Space

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.

August 28, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its uncrewed flight around the moon.

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  • Space

Why manikins and Snoopy will make up the crew of NASA's Artemis I mission

The Artemis I mission is uncrewed, but that doesn't mean the spacecraft is empty. Lots of mementos are making the trip, along with manikins that will help NASA prepare to send humans back to the moon.

August 27, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis
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