Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.
[CLIP: NASA commentator Derrol Nail counts down the launch of Artemis II: “And here we go. Ten, nine, eight, seven—RS-25…
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Artemis II astronauts begin journey towards Moon day after liftoff – Euronews.com
- Artemis II astronauts begin journey towards Moon day after liftoff Euronews.com
- Artemis II Flight Day 2: Orion Completes TLI Burn, Crew Begins Journey to the Moon NASA (.gov)
- NASA launches Artemis II on first crewed moon mission in more than 50…
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Strange “elephant skin” rocks reveal ancient life in the dark ocean
In 2016, geologist Rowan Martindale was hiking across a hillside in Morocco when something unusual caught her eye. A slab of sedimentary rock was covered in a wrinkled texture that looked strikingly like elephant skin. The pattern was so…
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New fossils provide snapshot of the beginning of complex animals that led to us
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures…
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Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth – Politico
- Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth Politico
- Artemis II Flight Day 2: Orion Completes TLI Burn, Crew Begins Journey to the Moon NASA (.gov)
- Artemis II crew describes life aboard Orion spacecraft on…
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Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find | Marine life
Sex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm’s length.
Male octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female’s reproductive system.
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Chemical Signature Hidden in Lunar Rocks Hints at Oxygen in The Ancient Moon : ScienceAlert
The Earth and the Moon may look very different today, but they formed under similar conditions in space.
In fact, a dominant hypothesis says that the early Earth was hit by a Mars-sized object, and it was this giant impact that spun off…
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Eight-year-old space lover’s plushie shoots for moon onboard Nasa rocket | Nasa
A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s launch, the smiley-faced plush toy was…
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Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video)
Artemis 2 is on its way to the moon.
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Artemis II officially leaves Earth’s orbit on the way to the moon
NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast Wednesday (April 1) around 6:35 p.m. EDT. But today (Thursday) marked the mission’s next crucial step: the translunar injection burn, the long push that sends the…
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