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With just days to go until the launch of NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis I lunar mission, the space agency has revealed how you can track the Orion spacecraft’s progress in real time during its six-week voyage.
After launching atop NASA’s bran…
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has posted an astonishing image of Earth that she captured recently from the International Space Station (ISS).
Earth bathed in moonlight, as seen from the International Space Station in August 2022. ESA/NASA/S…
All being well, NASA will launch a new era of lunar exploration on August 29 when its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
As part of the build-up to the highly anticip…
South Korea began its first mission to the moon this week with the launch of its Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission from Florida. Using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the uncrewed spacecraft was launched on a course to enter orbit around the moon…
NASA is back again with its monthly review of what to look out for in the night sky over the coming weeks.
August offers up an exciting planetary pairing that’s worth a look, with the moon also getting in on the action.
The pairing involves a close co…
Future moon explorers could make a cozy home base away from the alternately freezing and hot conditions of the lunar surface by sheltering in lunar pits. These pits stay at a consistent and comfortable temperature, according to new research.
Researcher…
The moon is no easy place for a little rover to explore — from its sharp, glass-like dust which rips up components to the pockmarks and craters which cover its surface and which a rover has to maneuver over, it’s a challenging place to move around. To …
NASA is planning to send its VIPER vehicle to the lunar surface to search for ice and other resources, but the mission will now take place later than expected.
The space agency had planned to send VIPER — short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Explora…
NASA officials have confirmed Monday, June 20, as the date for the final pre-flight test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.
The so-called “wet dress rehearsal” will take place on a launchpad at the Kennedy Spa…
Fancy being a part of NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis I mission to the moon?
No, the space agency hasn’t put out a last-minute call for regular folks to climb aboard the moonbound Orion spacecraft for the trip of a lifetime. But it is offering the so…
NASA’s next-generation SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft have arrived on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of a second attempt at a key pre-flight test.
NASA’s next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at…
NASA is getting closer to conducting its first crewed lunar missions in 50 years as part of the Artemis program, but first it has to test the spaceflight hardware supporting the endeavor.
To share the space program with more people, NASA has just relea…
If we plan to send humans to the moon for longer stays than a few days, we’ll need to find efficient ways to produce the resources they need to live there. One key resource is water, and finding a convenient source of water on the moon has become a key…
Scientists at the University of Florida have successfully cultivated a plant in lunar soil for the first time. The achievement could have significant implications for future long-duration space missions in which astronauts will need to have access to t…
NASA is testing a high-tech backpack containing technology that could be used by astronauts to create highly detailed maps of the lunar surface.
Michael Zanetti, a NASA planetary scientist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama,…