![]() The Tarantula Nebula has long been a focus of astronomers studying star formation because it has a chemical makeup similar to that of the gigantic star-forming regions at the universe’s cosmic noon – when the cosmos was just a feel billion years old and star formation was at its peak, according to NASA. Viewing through another Webb instrument that detects longer infrared wavelengths, and therefore penetrates dust grains in the nebula, revealed a “previously unseen cosmic environment,” NASA said – the hot stars faded while the cooler gas and dust glowed. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesĪrtemis I's next launch attempt may not happen until later this year The mission will carry the unmanned Orion space capsule into the moon's orbit in an effort to return humans to the moon and eventually land crewed missions on Mars. NASA is scheduled to launch Artemis I today starting at 2:17pm, after the first attempt was scrubbed due to an engine issue. NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on Septemin Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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