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Space Exploration Nov 28, 2022

The first SLS launch caused damage to the launch pad. How bad was it?

When you test launch the most powerful rocket ever successfully flown, there's bound to be some collateral damage. With 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) packs a mighty punch (the Saturn ...

Space Exploration Nov 25, 2022

King of rockets, NASA's SLS could soon be usurped by SpaceX's Starship

NASA's Space Launch System roared off the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center and into the record books, for now.

Space Exploration Nov 14, 2022

NASA's moon rocket on track for Wednesday launch attempt

NASA remained on track for Wednesday's planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, after determining that hurricane damage provided little extra risk to the test flight.

Space Exploration Oct 27, 2022

As Artemis I launch nears, more Orions on horizon

The Orion spacecraft could be on its first trip to the moon on the Artemis I mission in less than a month, but teams at Kennedy Space Center continue to prep the next capsules planned for human missions, the first of which ...

Earth Sciences Oct 8, 2022

The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells, and more are planned

The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world.

Space Exploration Sep 23, 2022

Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket

An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA's next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks.

Space Exploration Sep 19, 2022

NASA gears up for Artemis I tanking test for shot to launch next week

The fixes have been addressed, so now it's time to add some stress to ensure NASA's Artemis I mission success.

Plants & Animals Sep 16, 2022

The horseracing industry is ignoring what science says about whipping

When the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) released its recent whip consultation report, it claimed to have consulted the science. But it insists whipping doesn't hurt horses and fails to recommend that the racing industry ...

Space Exploration Sep 3, 2022

Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away (Update)

NASA's new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt this week to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies. The inaugural flight is ...

Space Exploration Aug 24, 2022

All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon

Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on Monday of NASA's most powerful rocket ever.

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