March 2, 2026
NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program... - March 02, 2026
Tonight: NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays. Plus what to see in the night sky.
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Calaroga Shark Media. You're listening to sleep from space. Firefly
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Aerospace has a Firefly Alpha scheduled tomorrow from Vandenberg Space
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four Space California Asteroid Flyby Alert twenty twenty six d
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X six. Roughly the length of a bus passes about
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two point zero lunar distances away today. These close approaches
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happen weekly. Astronomers track thousands of them. Spring brings Leo
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into prime viewing position. The constellation's brightest star, Regulus, shines
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steadily in the east. Above it, the curved sickle outlines
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the Lion's magnificent main. The Sun's been putting on a
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show with high magnetic complexity. Right now. There's a moderate
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chance you might see auroras if you're far enough north
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face north after nine pm for the best. NASA on
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Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar
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program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a
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bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface
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by twenty twenty eight. That goal remains unchanged, but the
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US Space Agency is shifting its flight lineup to include
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a test mission before an eventual lunar landing. To improve
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launch muscle memory. NASA Administrator Jared Tonight's report was compiled
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by AI from NASA Launch Library and Spaceflight News. See
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you Tomorrow, night,
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