NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on pad 39B. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now
Confident that out-of-bounds engine temperature readings during Monday’s Artemis 1 countdown came from a bad sensor, NASA officials gave the green light Thursday to move forward with another try Saturday afternoon to launch the agency’s giant new moon rocket on an unpiloted test flight from the Kennedy Space Center.
The Artemis 1 team has given the go-ahead to proceed with a liftoff attempt on Saturday (Sept. 3) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
When Artemis 1 finally takes flight (possibly this Saturday), twelve bags of baker’s yeast will go along for the ride. Millions of these cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae will experience deep space as it grows and reproduces. The yeast is a stand-in for actual people. The idea is to see what threat the radiation environment in deep space poses to living cells. The data from the experiment will point to how genetic engineering might help reduce damage to astronauts.
Chinese officials haven't explained yet why they want all that space power.
The European Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, camera on the James Webb Space Telescope captured this view of M74, also known as the Phantom Galaxy. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team
Fresh images from the James Webb Space Telescope show the Phantom Galaxy in vibrant infrared light, part of a series of observations with the new $10 billion observatory to help astronomers study the formation of stars.
Over a third of Pakistan is submerged in flood water after months of relentless rain, satellite observations reveal.
Buying a camera doesn't need to break the bank. Save money by picking up one of the best bargain cameras on the market.
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and tried to figure out what's what? September’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast will heighten your enjoyment of the bright stars and constellations now overhead.
September's full moon will be bracketed by close approaches to Saturn on Sept. 8 and Jupiter on Sept. 11.
The James Webb Space Telescope took its first direct image of a planet orbiting a distant star, proving its potential to revolutionize exoplanet research.
'The End Is Nye' shows The Science Guy coming back from disasters to save the world (again). It is streaming on Peacock now.
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first direct image of an exoplanet, a planet outside our Solar System. The exoplanet, HIP 65425 b is a gas giant that orbits an A-type star, has a mass of about nine times that of Jupiter and is about 355 light-years from Earth. While the planet has virtually no chance of being habitable, the data from these observations show just how powerful a tool JWST will be for studying exoplanets.
More than 265 000 visitors headed to Cologne in Germany for Gamescom last week – the world’s largest computer and video games fair. As well as the latest games releases, they got a chance to discover that ESA and the gaming world have a lot in common.
The moon sets early on Thursday (Sept. 1), making the sky extra dark for viewing clusters of stars throughout the Milky Way galaxy with a backyard telescope.
Image: Webb takes its first exoplanet image
The James Webb Space Telescope captured mysterious concentric rings around a distant star that astronomers are still working to explain.
A good value, though limited, telescope for observing the moon and planets, suited toward beginner astronomers.
Earth is constantly showered by space rocks, but how many of these actually land on Earth's surface?
The imminent launch of a BlueWalker satellite, with a giant phased array antenna, portends a brightening night sky. Amateur astronomers can help record these changes with the goal of mitigating them.
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