The orbiting SkySat from Planet Labs saw the moon megarocket sitting on the pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center just ahead of launch Monday (Aug. 29).
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These NASA photos of lightning strikes at the Artemis 1 moon rocket launch pad are amazing
Bolts of lightning struck several lightning towers surrounding the Artemis 1 mega moon rocket Saturday (Aug. 27), and there are epic photos showing just how it looked.
Weather looks good for Artemis 1 moon mission launch, NASA says
It looks like Mother Nature may cooperate for NASA's historic Artemis 1 megarocket moon launch on Aug. 29.
Everything Still Looks Good for Monday's Artemis 1 Launch
Addendum: Today’s launch was scrubbed due to an engine issue that occurred during fueling. The backup date of Sept. 2nd is now targeted.
Save up to £40 on these awesome Artemis-inspired Lego space sets
They're not only relevant to the upcoming launch, they're also pretty good deals.
'Zero hour' for Artemis 1: NASA's most powerful rocket to launch risky moon mission test flight
It's make or break time for NASA's new moon rocket as NASA is finally ready to launch its Artemis 1 moon rocket on Aug. 29.
4 billion-year-old chunk of Earth's crust found below Australia
An ancient piece of crust is hiding below Western Australia, having survived 4 billion years of upheaval.
The asteroid NASA will slam into in September is right where scientists expected
NASA's DART spacecraft is perfectly on track to smash into double asteroid Didymos as a new observation campaign confirmed orbital parameters of the space rock.
Meteor crater: The hole from space that keeps on giving
The huge, bowl-shaped Meteor Crater in Arizona that was formed some 50,000 years ago continues to yield new information, surprisingly so.
UK Lego fans can save 33% on Lego International Space Station at Argos
UK Lego enthusiasts will no doubt orbit around this out-of-this-world deal while stocks last.
New technique may bring moon's shadowy polar craters into the light
A new deep-learning technique allows scientists to peek inside the moon's permanently shadowed polar craters for the first time.
‘Panic!’ Around JWST, Exoplanet With CO2, Weak Mars Astronauts
No, James Webb didn’t disprove the Big Bang. Carbon dioxide found in an exoplanet atmosphere. An amazing picture of Jupiter from Webb, pieces of other stars found in asteroid Ryugu, weak astronauts arriving on Mars, and a new way to measure distances in the Universe.
NASA’s most powerful rocket poised for launch on historic Artemis 1 moon mission
NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket stands on pad 39B. Credit: United Launch Alliance
Five decades after the final flight of NASA’s legendary Saturn 5 moon rocket, the U.S. space agency is poised to launch its most powerful rocket yet Monday for a critical, long-overdue test flight, sending an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day voyage around the moon.
Live coverage: SpaceX ready for launch at Cape Canaveral on eve of Artemis 1
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-23 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
Lightning strikes Artemis 1 launch pad 2 days before liftoff (video)
Lightning crackled close to NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket on the launch pad today (Aug. 27) in Florida, with several bolts even striking the lightning towers.
Artemis 1 moon mission ready for epic test flight on SLS megarocket, NASA says
NASA's new SLS megarocket is ready to launch on the historic Artemis 1 moon mission on Monday (Aug. 29).
Countdown begins for maiden launch of Artemis moon rocket
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Webb Reveals Jupiter, Puffy Planet, and Galactic Maelstroms in a New Light
Round out your week with these stunning views of the universe from the James Webb Space telescope.
Artemis 1 science: How moon mission will help humanity explore deep space
The uncrewed Artemis 1 mission carries a suite of experiments designed to learn more about the moon and deep space, and how to keep astronauts safe far from home.
Lego, NASA launch interactive 'Build to Launch' exhibit for Artemis 1 moon mission
Lego is teaming up with NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to bring a unique hands-on building and learning experience to the Artemis 1 launch scheduled for Monday (Aug. 29).
Artemis 1 timeline: What to expect from NASA's epic moon mission
NASA has been preparing for Artemis 1 for years and is now in the home stretch. Here's a brief rundown of the major mission milestones to watch for, both before and after its Aug. 29 launch.
