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Mary Beth Griggs

Mary Beth Griggs

Former Science Editor

Former Science Editor

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    Mary Beth Griggs
    Mary Beth Griggs
    NASA has a new launch date for Artemis I.

    Mark your calendars! The oft-delayed mission is going to make another launch attempt on November 14, at 12:07AM ET. First the rocket has to make its way back to the launchpad, a process that could start as soon as November 4.

    If the 14th doesn’t work out, NASA has backup launch windows on November 16 and November 19.

    Mary Beth Griggs
    Mary Beth Griggs
    The new covid-19 booster shots are now available for younger kids.

    Today, the FDA authorized booster shots for younger kids that protect against both the original strain of covid-19 and the omicron variant. Kids as young as six can get the Moderna version, and kids as young as five can get the Pfizer version. The boosters have been authorized in adults since August.

    Mary Beth Griggs
    Mary Beth Griggs
    Google’s Nest Renew service is now available to anyone with a Nest thermostat.

    The program was previously only open to some Nest users. Nest Renew makes it “easier for Nest users to know when there is cleaner and / or cheaper energy on their local power grid,” Jennifer Pattison Tuohy wrote last year.

    Mary Beth Griggs
    Mary Beth Griggs
    NASA’s SLS rocket is secure as Hurricane Ian barrels towards Florida.

    The rocket — and the Orion spacecraft on top — are now back inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building. Facing menacing forecasts, NASA decided to roll it away from the launchpad yesterday.

    Mary Beth Griggs
    Mary Beth Griggs
    We’re about an hour away from a space crash.

    At 7:14PM ET, a NASA spacecraft is going to smash into an asteroid! Coverage of the collision — called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test — is now live.