How did James Webb telescope detect CO2 in a giant Jupiter-like planet? Experts tell us Detecting CO2 allows experts to understand the history and evolution of planets Scientists have found clear evidence of carbon dioxide in a faraway world for the first time. The Jupiter-like exoplanet where the gas was found orbits a star 700 light years away. This finding, made possible due to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), was published in a preprint paper. It has been accepted for publication by the journal Nature. The mass of WASP-39b…
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Artemis I: NASA has missed the first launch window for its SLS rocket
Artemis I: NASA has missed the first launch window for its SLS rocket NASA has had to delay the launch of its powerful SLS rocket. New Scientist’s Leah Crane reports from the scene in Florida The first launch of NASA’s huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has been delayed once again. Engineers are now working to fix the issues that thwarted the 29 August launch attempt in the hopes of trying again in early September. It’s been raining on and off at Cape Canaveral in Florida for a week. The…
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Australian scientists keep an eye on Nasa’s Artemis 1 on historic space mission to moon Craft being monitored by CSIRO will carry mannequins as a dress rehearsal for human mission in 2035 For the next 42 days, Australian scientists will track Nasa’s Artemis I on its way to the moon and back. The mission is a “full dress rehearsal” for sending humans to the moon in 2035, CSIRO’s Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) spokesperson Glen Nagle says. A Space Launch System rocket will boost the Orion spacecraft into Earth’s…
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