Supreme Court fights for citizenship and NASA’s moon mission to begin: Morning Rundown

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In today’s newspaper: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fight for birthright citizenship. NASA will launch four astronauts into space for a 10-day lunar mission. Also no punishment for the crew of the Army helicopter that flew near Kid Rock’s house. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

What is NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission, and when will it launch?

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The countdown continues at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Artemis II, which will send four astronauts to orbit the moon and return to the first lunar mission since 1972. After a mission management team meeting on Monday, NASA Administrator Amit Kshatriya said Artemis II is ready for launch on Wednesday. Recommended Stories … Read more

Artemis II launch: crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Nasa’s historic moon mission

Artemis II launch: crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Nasa's historic moon mission

A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s Space Coast, up to 400,000 beachgoers and boarders will look to the skies Wednesday to see a fiery wonder that hasn’t been seen in nearly 54 years: a complete NASA rocket returning to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if … Read more

NASA’s New Mission to Uranus Could Unlock Mysteries About Earth’s Magnetic Past

Nasa’s New Mission To Uranus Could Unlock Secrets About Earth’s Magnetic Past

A new concept of missions, recently introduced in 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conferencepromises to take humanity one step closer to uncovering the frozen secrets of Uranus. Observations by the CASMIUS (Coupled AtmosphereS and Magnetosphere Interactions of the Uranus System) mission could reveal important details about this mysterious planet, which has remained unknown since Voyager … Read more

Heat shield safety concerns raise expectations for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission

Heat shield safety concerns raise expectations for Nasa's Artemis II Moon mission

Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a journey that will make them the first humans to visit the Moon in more than half a century. Their 10-day mission, known as Artemis II, has orbited the Moon but will not land. It will see them … Read more

‘Sasquatch is loyalty’: Inside Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis 2 mission patch

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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has a special piece for his historic lunar flight, which could begin as soon as April 1. Jeremy Hansenwho has Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will fly as a mission specialist to Artemis 2 mission plus three NASA pilots: Reid Wiseman (commander of Artemis 2), pilot Victor Glover (that will be the … Read more