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NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch scheduled for Sept. 27 despite gathering storm

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Artemis 1: Return to the Moon

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch scheduled for Sept. 27 despite gathering storm

(NASA's Kennedy Space Center via Twitter)

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket is ready for its big moment next week, but Mother Nature may keep it grounded for a while longer yet.

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The Launchpad

James Webb, Hubble space telescopes will try to watch DART asteroid impact

(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)

When NASA's DART mission slams itself into an asteroid called Dimorphos next week, three different science spacecraft will be trying to watch the action.

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VP Kamala Harris calls to diversify US space workforce

(Adam Davis/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The White House recently announced a pilot training program that could bring more underrepresented groups into the space sector.

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Scientists trace high-energy particles back to sun's plasma

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Scientists may have discovered when and how high-energy particles that bombard Earth and other objects emerge from violent environments such as the sun's atmosphere.

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POLL QUESTION:

When NASA's DART spacecraft slams into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, how far will Dimorphos be from Earth?

Learn the answer here!

6,800 miles (11,000 kilometers)

6.8 million miles (11 million kilometers)

68 million miles (110 million kiometers)

680 million miles (1.1 billion kilometers)

Space Deals

Zeiss binoculars deals: Discounts on top-rated models right now

(Carl Zeiss AG)

Zeiss binoculars deals are always worth scoping out as the optics manufacturer are a trusted name that sell quality products.

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Skywatching

See Jupiter at its best in the night sky as it nears closest point to Earth since 1963

(Hindustan Times/Getty Images)

This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.

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Science & Astronomy

Dead stars in Milky Way's companion galaxy cause mysterious gamma-ray cocoon

(Amanda Smith, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge)

Mysterious ultrabright gamma-ray emissions in the giant bubbles blown out by our galaxy may finally have an explanation.

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SpaceX

FCC denies SpaceX $900 million in Starlink funding

(SpaceX)

In a rare media release, SpaceX said it will appeal a funding decision related to its Starlink broadband satellite constellation, which aims to send internet service to rural areas across the world.

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Spaceflight

'Drag sail' to deorbit satellites receives $750K in seed funding

(Vertigo Aerospace/Purdue University)

A "drag sail" concept designed to help get space junk out of orbit just received a cash infusion.

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Search for Life

The Drake equation for alien intelligence is more important than ever

(ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team., CC BY-NC-ND)

How many intelligent civilizations should there be in our galaxy right now? In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who passed away on Sept. 2 at the age of 92, came up with an equation to estimate this.

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