Explore This Section Science Exoplanets TOI-5789 b Exoplanets Home Overview Exoplanet Facts Types of Exoplanets Stars What is the Universe Search for Life The Big Questions Are We Alone? Can We Find Life? The Habitable Zone Why We Search Target Star Catalog Discoveries Discoveries Dashboard How We Find and CharacterizeContinue Reading
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Legislation that could end the partial government shutdown would slash funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. By Dan Gearino A budget bill moving through Congress this week would defund a 5-year-old program designed to expand electric-vehicle charging stations.Continue Reading
Spotlights illuminate NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. NASA/Jim Ross The Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown was terminated at the T-5:15 minute markContinue Reading
Lights illuminate NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. NASA/Brandon Hancock NASA teams officially entered the final 10 minutes of today’s Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown known as terminalContinue Reading
Lights illuminate NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026. NASA/Brandon Hancock NASA’s Artemis II closeout crew has completed its critical tasks and departed NASA Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B during the Artemis II wetContinue Reading
A full Moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Sam Lott NASA teams completed closing the launch abort system hatch during the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal,Continue Reading
The Artemis II wet dress rehearsal entered the T-10 minute hold in the simulated countdown at 8:50 p.m. EST. Though it had been counting down to the opening of a simulated launch window at 9 p.m. EST Monday, Feb. 2, the test will proceed as teams continue to work throughContinue Reading
A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around the tropics. But climate change is making humid heat waves and extreme storms more common in traditionally temperate midlatitude regions such as the midwestern U.S., which has seen episodes of unusuallyContinue Reading
A full Moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Sam Lott As part of the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal, NASA teams are performing finalContinue Reading
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NASA teams have completed filling the core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with liquid hydrogen and transitioned to topping mode. Topping ensures the tank reaches its full capacity with super-cold liquid hydrogen chilled to minus 423 degrees Fahrenheit. Engineers continue to watch the leak at the interfaceContinue Reading