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Horoscope for Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions until 10 p.m., Chicago time. The moon is in Virgo.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASA poised for historic Artemis I mega-rocket launch, in renewal of lunar ambitions

NASA aims to take a giant leap forward in its renewed lunar ambitions with the launch set for Monday of its next-generation mega-rocket, the Space Launch System.

ABC News

With 1st Artemis launch on tap, commercial partners promise cost cuts

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is about to light a $4.1 billion candle to launch the first mission in its Artemis program to the moon. The pricey pie has seen ballooning costs and delays in the last decade with slices heading to dozens of aerospace companies across the nation.

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NASA’s Artemis moon launch will be historic. And a group of blind veterans will get to witness it

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Anyone who’s ever heard the deep rumble of a spaceship’s takeoff knows a rocket launch is a sensory-rich experience.

Tribune News Service

NASA’s return to the moon starts with critical test flight

NASA is about to take the first step on its journey to return people to the moon by the end of the decade. If all goes well, a massive uncrewed rocket will lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday morning, then circle the moon in an orbit…

Tribune News Service

NASA to launch new rocket in days as it aims for humans on the Moon in three years

The NASA flight is the first mission of the space agency's new Artemis programme, with the hope of having a human crew on the Moon by 2025

Daily Mirror

Webb Telescope finds carbon dioxide in a hot Jupiter atmosphere — and it could aid the search for alien life

WASP-39b, a distant gas giant "hot Jupiter," shows signs of water vapor and carbon dioxide, helping Webb scientists hone in on how to find them on smaller planets.

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Some dying stars could have hidden conspirators shaping their afterlife

At the end of their lives, sunlike stars metamorphose into glowing shells of gas — perhaps shaped by unseen companions

Inverse

US Court Upholds SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan

A US appeals court on Friday upheld the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy some Starlink satellites at a lower Earth orbit than planned as part of its push to offer space-based broadband internet. Elon Musk's SpaceX won FCC approval in 2021…

Asharq Al-Awsat

This Treasure-Island inspiring Scottish spaceport island is already otherworldly

HAVING been to Unst in the Shetland Islands, I didn’t blink at the news that rockets will soon start blasting off from the UK’s first vertical…

The National (Scotland)

Nasa to launch Artemis 1 as it looks to put man back on the Moon

Mission will be unmanned but crewed flights are expected in 2024 and a moon landing in 2025, Nasa says

Wales Online

Vice President Kamala Harris to attend Artemis moon launch

ORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the launch of the Artemis I moon rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Monday, according to a release from the White House.

Orlando Sentinel

NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth's orbit – here's what to expect and why it's important

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is poised to take a key step toward returning humans to the Moon after a half-century hiatus. The launch was scheduled for the morning of Aug. 29, 2022 but was postponed due to an issue with one of the rocket’s engines. The next opportunity to launch…

The Conversation

Astronomers discover planet that could be completely covered in water

The planet is outside the Solar System and 100 light-years from Earth

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Russia says it would be ready to extend spaceflight sharing deal with U.S.

The deal is an unusual example of Moscow and Washington still cooperating at a time when ties are at a post-Cold War low due to tensions.

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Life on Mars clue after Nasa discovery

Our back-of-a-napkin calculation on the lifespan of Samsung’s new phone

The Independent UK

SpaceX, T-Mobile attempt to reach remote areas through

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up to help provide voice and data services anywhere by having satellites connect with cellphones using T-Mobile’s wireless spectrum

Inverse

NASA Artemis I: Launch date, time, and how to watch the return to the Moon live

NASA is about to launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon, and you can watch the launch live.

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Shaquille O’Neal peddles Flat Earth conspiracy theory after claiming he ‘flew straight’ to Australia

‘I drive from coast to coast, and this s**t is flat to me,’ the former NBA star claimed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Webb Telescope Finds CO2 for First Time in Exoplanet Atmosphere

The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. Although the exoplanet would never be able to support life as we know it, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SpaceX and T-Mobile Unveil Satellite Plan to End Cellphone 'Dead Zones'

Elon Musk's SpaceX satellites will connect directly to T-Mobile cellphones to provide service access even in the most remote places beyond the reach of cell towers from next year, the two companies announced Thursday. The new service, which will work on existing cellphones and utilize SpaceX's network of thousands of…

ABC News

NASA's James Webb telescope just found CO2 on an exoplanet outside Earth's solar system

The James Webb Space Telescope has used spectroscopy technology to make the discovery on an exoplanet - a first outside of the Earth's solar system.

Daily Mirror

First rock samples collected from Mars in bid to understand if planet ever hosted life

Scientists believe that a watery Mars could have supported life billions of years ago. The rocks analysed and stored for return to Earth have been altered by water

The Independent UK

Boeing astronaut flight off until next year for more fixes

Boeing's first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule

Inverse

Perseverance rover: New evidence points to a shockingly violent origin for Mars crater

We know Jezero Crater is a lake bed — but new evidence hints that it was carved by magma as well.

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