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Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman gazes out of an Orion spacecraft cabin window, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. Image: NASA.…

The Artemis 2 astronauts will get a rare skywatching treat on Monday (April 6).The quartet will see a total solar eclipse that evening as they slingshot…

WASHINGTON — As Artemis 2 approaches the moon, a NASA science team is finalizing plans for the observations they want the astronauts to perform during their…

HOUSTON — A burning smell from the toilet is not something you’d want to experience on Earth, so when it happened to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts…

WASHINGTON — An Atlas 5 launched the latest set of satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation April 4 as the company seeks to accelerate deployment of its…

HOUSTON —. Sometimes when you’re on a road trip and need a shower, nothing’s going to get in your way.That seems to be what happened Friday…

WASHINGTON — A day after lighting its engine to head to the moon, the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft is performing well with only minor issues. At…

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. This will be ULA’s fifth launch…

The first science results from a private spacecraft on the moon are challenging long-standing ideas about how our natural satellite evolved.Researchers analyzing data from Firefly Aerospace’s…

WASHINGTON — Amazon says it will revise deployment plans for its broadband satellite constellation while denying claims from SpaceX that its current approach represents a space…