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Best Lego space sets 2022: NASA Lego sets, Marvel spaceships, and more
If you like your Lego with an intergalactic theme, we’ve got you covered. Here are the best Lego space sets you can currently buy.
Now That is a Big Rocket. Space Launch System Rolls out to the Launch pad for a Series of Tests
Under the full Moon, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket rolled out to the launchpad for the first time. The journey began at the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, with the gigantic stack of the mega rocket arriving at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for a series of final checkouts before its Artemis I test flight.
NASA Releases Details on how Starship Will be Part of its Return to the Moon
The path back to the moon is long and fraught with danger, both in the real, physical sense and also in the contractual, legal sense. NASA, the agency sponsoring the largest government-backed lunar program, Artemis, has already been feeling the pain on the contractual end. Legal battles have delayed the development of a critical component of the Artemis program – the Human Landing System (HLS). But now, the ball has started rolling again, and a NASA manager recently reported the progress and future vision of this vital part of the mission to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at a conference.
Is a motorized telescope worth the cost?
Are motorized telescopes worth the extra cost when we're going through a cost of living crisis?
Live coverage: Russian cosmonauts set for launch on Soyuz rocket
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Pete Davidson won't launch to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin after all
SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer launch on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket after a delay.
Save £35 on a near 2000-piece Guardians Of The Galaxy Lego spaceship
That's a saving of 26% and it comes with minifigures of Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket, Thor and more.
Everything we know about Moon Knight: release date, where to stream, cast, and trailers
With his Disney Plus debut just around the corner, this is everything we know about Moon Knight, the latest addition to the MCU.
Chaos theory explained: A deep dive into an unpredictable universe
Chaos theory explains the behavior of dynamic systems like weather, which are extremely sensitive to initial conditions. They cannot be truly predicted.
Strange dwarf planet Ceres may have formed at the icy edges of the solar system
Ceres is the most dominant member of the asteroid belt but it doesn't look like the other asteroids.
Could the secret of supermassive black holes lie in ultralight dark matter?
Though scientists know there's a supermassive black hole at the center of most galaxies, they can't explain how the gravitational giants formed.
You can watch SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 rocket for a record 12th time tonight. Here's how.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will fly for a record-setting 12th time tonight (March 18), and you can watch the historic action live.
Artemis: crawling towards launch
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One of the many milestones in the leadup to the launch of Artemis is its rollout: this is when a crawler will carry the SLS rocket with Orion and ESM from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launchpad 39B. NASA’s John Giles gives us a tour of the crawler and explains the adaptations made to this “wonderful piece of machinery” since it was first built for the Apollo programme in the 1960s. ESA is playing a key role in NASA’s Artemis programme, which will bring astronauts back to the Moon. The European Service Module – or ESM – will provide propulsion, power and thermal control for the Orion spacecraft.
First spacewalk for Matthias Maurer
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is scheduled to perform his first spacewalk next week, stepping outside the International Space Station on Wednesday 23 March alongside NASA’s Raja Chari.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 18 – 26
Sirius sparkles on the corner of the Meat Cleaver, two open clusters hide under the Cleaver's handle, Orion's Belt levels out for the turning of spring, and Venus, Mars and Saturn slow-dance at dawn.
Earth from Space: Lake Nasser, Egypt
Part of Lake Nasser, one of the largest artificial lakes in the world, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
SpaceX to launch reusable booster for record 12th time
SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Thursday night at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
SpaceX raised a veteran Falcon 9 booster vertical on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral late Thursday, ready for a record-setting 12th mission Friday night with 53 more Starlink internet satellites.
3 Russian cosmonauts launching to space station Friday: Watch live
Three Russian cosmonauts will launch toward the International Space Station on Friday (March 18), and you can watch the action live.
