Artemis II Launches Astronauts Toward the Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The highly anticipated NASA Artemis II mission launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed test flight around…
NASA pauses Gateway for $20B moon base
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA says it will pause the planned Lunar Gateway outpost in lunar orbit and redirect its hardware toward building a $20 billion moon-surface base over the next…
Five DNA Building Blocks Found on Asteroid Ryugu
TOKYO, Japan — Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain all five canonical nucleobases—the fundamental molecular components of DNA and RNA—according to a study published in Nature Astronomy by an international…
Artemis II Returns to Pad for April Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on Friday, completing an 11-hour journey from…
NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission in 50 Years Prepares for Launch
HOUSTON — NASA is preparing to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, sending four astronauts on an approximately 10-day journey around…