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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch hinges on critical fueling test on Sept. 21

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Artemis 1: Return to the Moon
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch hinges on critical fueling test on Sept. 21
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NASA is just days away from a key fueling test of its new megarocket that may make or break the space agency's chances of launching its Artemis 1 mission to the moon next week.
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The Launchpad
Congress wants transparency on Blue Origin launch failure investigation by FAA
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The House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics wants clear answers from the FAA on what caused Blue Origin's launch anomaly on Sept. 12.
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Ride aboard Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi as it returns to Earth in this video
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The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeting astronaut taxi missions to the International Space Station in 2023, following a successful test mission.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 1st images of Mars reveal atmosphere secrets
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Infrared images of Mars captured by the space telescope show its surface features and hint at its chemistry.
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Science & Astronomy
Climate 'points of no return' may be much closer than we thought
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Climate tipping points - the "points of no return" past which key components of Earth's climate will begin to irreversibly break down - could be triggered by much lower temperatures than scientists previously thought
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Alien worlds could be discovered by hunting for debris orbiting them
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It's very difficult to observe young planets directly through all the debris. Instead, scientists must rely on clues that might infer the presence of a protoplanet, but most of those clues are pretty circumstantial at best.
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Satellites watch Hurricane Fiona wallop Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
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Satellites are watching as Hurricane Fiona, currently a Category 1 storm, pummels Caribbean islands.
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Spaceflight
Global space agency leaders see asteroid deflection, moon missions as top priorities
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Heads of the world's major space agencies presented their big plans for the coming years at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2022 in Paris.
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Technology
Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II draws crowds of mourners so large they're visible from space
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Earth-imaging satellites have spied the massive crowds that gathered in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
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