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In less than two weeks, NASA is scheduled to launch its Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed journey to the Moon in over half a century. The Space Launch Rocket has already been rolled out to the ...

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...

More than three years since the Orion capsule's inaugural voyage, NASA is about to shoot the capsule into space again — but this time four astronauts will ride it to the moon. Artemis II — which ...

"Historical artifacts flying aboard Artemis 2 reflect the long arc of American exploration and the generations of innovators who made this moment possible." When you purchase through links on our site ...

Michelle L.D. Hanlon is affiliated with For All Moonkind, Inc. a non-profit organization focused on protecting human cultural heritage in outer space. When Apollo 13 looped around the Moon in April ...

"It’s been an incredible honor to have served in the Astronaut Office," Williams said in a statement MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Suni Williams has announced her retirement from NASA ...

Quarantining is protocol before any crewed spaceflight to ensure astronauts aren't exposed to any illnesses that could delay an upcoming mission. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to fly to ...

NASA's crawler-transporter carries the Space Launch System, Artemis II's mega moon rocket, and the mobile launcher to a Kennedy Space Center launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026.

NASA's SPHEREx observatory is now in space for a two year year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky. The telescope left the ground on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from a launch pad in ...

NASA’s latest space telescope, SPHEREx, has officially begun its journey into the cosmos. Launched on March 11 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the $488 ...