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Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan ‘may be too high,’ NASA safety group says

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An astronaut in bulky white space suite kneels on the dark grey surface of the moon with a black sky above her.

An annual safety report to NASA has both praise for the agency and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space agency’s undertaking of the Artemis back-to-the-moon with humans campaign. The annual report from the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) has been released. The report observes that NASA has made impressive progress. Challenges … Read more

The moon will be unusually high in the sky Feb. 7. Here’s why

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Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Friday, Feb. 7 will appear unusual. As it crosses the meridian shortly after 8 p.m. local standard time, it will climb so very high in the sky that from central Florida and southern Texas it will be seen overhead. For watchers in Miami or Brownsville, … Read more