In a preview of their flight, the crew of Artemis II, three Americans and a Canadian, struck a tone that veered away from the political currents of the moment.
The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, overall, a success. From the first thundering moments of liftoff to the ...
After all the tests, NASA determined that Artemis II was safe to fly with its current heat shield, but NASA decided to use a modified “loft” trajectory rather than skip entry. Orion program manager ...
If all goes as planned, early next year four astronauts will blast off on a mission that’s been a long time coming: a return to the moon. Canada's Jeremy Hansen takes us through what he's been doing ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working out ways to prevent a potential impact. reading time 3 minutes Asteroid 2024 ...
Our planet had a "second moon" for a hot minute in 2024. This gave space entrepreneurs a bright idea. Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth's orbit and ...
Watch the Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane light up it rocket engine test flight. Credit: Dawn Aerospace What Americans think about legal immigration, according to a new poll Map shows where ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch created a "jellyfish effect" in the sky over Brevard County. This mission delivered another batch of 28 Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The next launch from ...
NASA is recruiting volunteers to help track the path of the Artemis II mission that is sending a crew to orbit the Moon. As early as next spring, NASA hopes to send astronauts back to the moon - to ...
As early as next spring, NASA hopes to send astronauts back to the moon - to orbit the moon, at least - the next step in a long plan to return to lunar landings and eventually to set foot on Mars.
The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say. The SpaceX Starship rocket has ...