Artemis II Crew Completes Historic Moon Flyby
HOUSTON, Texas — The Artemis II crew has successfully completed its lunar flyby and is now journeying back to Earth, officially traveling farther into space than any humans in history.…
NASA Launches Historic Artemis II Moon Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — NASA successfully launched the historic Artemis II mission Wednesday evening, marking the first time humans have departed Earth’s orbit for the moon in over five decades.…
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…