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NASA's Artemis I Orion spaceship enters lunar orbit — a critical step toward sending astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972
NASA is hinging its ambitions to send astronauts to the moon and Mars — along with $50 billion spen…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA sets new date for Artemis I launch to the moon after delays due to engine issues
NASA says the next target launch date is Saturday, September 3. Engineers earlier were assessing an…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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The mystery of how the moon formed is still puzzling scientists. The secret could lie deep within our planet.
Scientists have several theories for how the moon first formed. The leading hypothesis involves a m…
Marianne Guenot
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Watch NASA roll out its moon-bound megarocket for the first time on Thursday evening
The Artemis I rocket is poised to make history when it launches to the moon for the first time in J…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Artemis I moon mission is set for liftoff tonight. Watch live as NASA launches its new $50 billion mega-rocket.
NASA is returning to the moon with a new rocket and Orion spaceship. Liftoff is scheduled for Wedne…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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Scientists have managed to grow mouse embryos in space, showing that off-Earth human reproduction could be possible
To fully understand the extent of these embryos' normal development and to bring this research clos…
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NASA is offering people the chance to fly their name around the moon on its upcoming Artemis 1 mission
Participants' names will be saved on a flash drive, which will fly around the moon aboard NASA's Or…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA's Artemis I moon rocket is flying through space for the first time. Meet the mannequins, Snoopy, and 'Shaun the Sheep' dolls along for the ride.
Artemis is finally on its long-awaited journey to the moon. Mannequins and mementos are hitching a …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA pushes back Artemis I Moon mission launch to November
"Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida conducted initial inspections Friday to asses…
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NASA is pushing its human moon landing back to 2025, and its top official worries China will beat the US there
Now that Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA is over, the agency can work with SpaceX to build its n…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA spent billions on its SLS mega-rocket to take humans to the moon. It finally admitted it is 'unaffordable.'
When built, the Space Launch System will be the most powerful rocket ever created by NASA. But cost…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's uncrewed Artemis moon mission is due to launch in February, following delays caused by the pandemic and Hurricane Ida
Artemis 1, which is due to launch early next year, would be the first step in NASA's long-term plan…
Zahra Tayeb
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Photos and video show how NASA stacked its next moon rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty
NASA's Space Launch System is finally standing tall at the Kennedy Space Center, after years of del…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
Russia's grand return to the moon ended with its robotic lander crashing and forming a crater. That…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk is gearing up to launch his Starship mega-rocket in August. Here are 2 changes SpaceX made to stop it exploding.
SpaceX hopes its modifications, which include a blast-proof launchpad and a booster vent, will keep…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's top official says Blue Origin lawsuit could delay human return to moon
NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2024, but its rocket and spacesuits are delayed. Now i…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is sending a water-hunting lunar rover to a shadowy crater on the moon's south pole
NASA's VIPER rover will descend into permanently shadowed craters on the moon's south pole, where t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions
As NASA aims to stay on the moon, private firms are racing to be the first to go where no company h…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA wants paid volunteers to spend a year living in a 3D-printed Martian habitat in Texas, where they will carry out spacewalks and research using VR tech
NASA is looking for participants to spend a year living in Mars Dune Alpha, a Texas-based facility …
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA tells lawmakers that it wants to see moon landings occur annually for 12 straight years
The recent SpaceX contract marked the beginning of what would be a series of ambitious projects to …