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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.

Space Exploration Aug 10, 2022

Building on the moon and Mars? You'll need extraterrestrial cement for that

Sustained space exploration will require infrastructure that doesn't currently exist: buildings, housing, rocket landing pads.

Paleontology & Fossils Aug 10, 2022

Prehistoric podiatry: How dinos carried their enormous weight

Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs—like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus—supported their gigantic bodies on land.

Space Exploration May 30, 2022

NASA targets June 5 for redo of Artemis moon rocket dress rehearsal

NASA discovered a bevy of headaches in its first three tries to run through a dress rehearsal countdown of the Artemis I moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center earlier this year. Now it's ready for attempt No. 4.

Space Exploration Apr 15, 2022

Video: Ariane 6 cryo-arms test mimics liftoff

Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana is preparing for the arrival of Ariane 6, ESA's new heavy-lift rocket. The latest round of testing aims to validate the system of fuel lines and mechanical supporting arms that will keep ...

Space Exploration Apr 6, 2022

NASA to hold off retest of Artemis, clearing way for Axiom Space civilian launch

NASA will stand down for now in its attempt to complete a launch pad test of the massive Artemis moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center, which paves the way for the first all-civilian launch to the International Space Station ...

Space Exploration Apr 5, 2022

NASA hits new snag with Artemis test at Kennedy Space Center, could threaten Axiom mission

NASA looked to complete its Artemis moon rocket tanking test at Kennedy Space Center after an issue forced a scrub on Sunday, but a new valve issue forced mission managers to call it off again.

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