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Space.com

Orion will fly a 25-day trip to the moon and back on a shakedown cruise that will return to Earth on Dec. 11. NASA is using the mission as a flight as a test for its Artemis program to see if the SLS rocket and Orion are ready to fly astronauts to the moon …

Space.com

Three astronomers joined the hearing as expert witnesses to testify to JWST’s high performance. NASA Astrophysics Division Director Mark Clampin highlighted the steady stream of jaw-dropping photos from the telescope, including new images of a fiery …

CNN

The Orion spacecraft shared its view of Earth more than 57,000 miles (91,733 kilometers) away from the planet. NASA. Hours after the launch of Artemis I, the Orion spacecraft began …

The New York Times

The bright meteor was the sixth object detected in space before striking Earth, the European Space Agency said. … Sign up for Science Times Get stories that capture the wonders of nature, the cosmos and the human body. Get it sent to your inbox.

NPR

They object to honoring a NASA administrator who led the agency at a time when the government persecuted gay workers. But after an extensive review of historical records, NASA now says it “found no evidence that Webb was either a leader or proponent of …

Forbes

Although this week’s spectacular NASA night launch was all about the debut liftoff of the Space Launch System (SLS), the Artemis I mission is being performed by an all-new spacecraft called Orion. There are currently three Orions in existence—one in …

Phys.Org

On the third day after lifting off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is “exceeding performance expectations,” NASA officials said on Friday. The spacecraft is to take astronauts to the Moon in the coming years—the first to set foot …

Popular Mechanics

Scientists employed AI to identify the dinos behind 3,300 preserved tracks at a paleontological site in Queensland, Australia. Human paleontologists could correctly identify known dinosaur footprints 75 percent of the time, while the AI hit 90-percent …

al.com

While in that orbit NASA will check Orion capsule systems such as guidance, navigation, power and communications in preparation for later missions with astronauts aboard. The mobile launcher …

KTVQ Billings News

On Wednesday, the launch of Artemis 1 was successful in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and while that may seem far away from Montana, some people in Billings know how impactful this mission might be. Dr. Elaine Westbrook is an assistant professor at Montana …