EVERY YEAR, it's something. Often, it's several somethings. As the Discover team gathers material to fill this issue, our annual round-up of the biggest science stories of the year, it always comes to pass that some big science stories never make it into these pages. Sometimes, that's simply the result of space constraints, when we're forced to make difficult decisions about what stays and what goes. Often, a great story doesn't get play in these pages thanks to the vagaries of time or even the weather. Take NASA's Artemis mission, the test flight that will send a new craft to the moon and back, in anticipation of future manned missions and the eventual return of humans to the lunar surface after more than 50 years away. I really wanted a story about it in this issue, or at least a dramatic photo of that first launch, originally scheduled for Aug. 29. As I write this, the launch has been delayed twice (once because of Hurricane Ian) and we're eagerly anticipating an update - and hopefully confirmation - that liftoff will finally happen on Nov. 14, about the time we're hustling to get this issue to the printer.
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