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Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye spoke at a "Save NASA Science" press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in ...

For the first time in half a century, America stands on the threshold of sending astronauts back to the Moon. Slated for launch no earlier than February 2026, Artemis II will not land on the lunar ...

NASA's 2025 astronaut class doesn't seem to include any Black recruits, a first in 40 years at the space agency. Officials would not discuss it.

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the ...

NASA's Artemis II astronauts will embark on the first crewed U.S. mission to the moon in half a century. It could launch ...

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...

The Artemis II mission represents a major step forward for NASA and seeks to send four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover ...

In 2022, NASA intentionally rammed a spacecraft into a small asteroid at 14,000 mph, knocking it off course. The goal was to demonstrate a proof of concept for keeping humanity safe from a space rock ...

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The Artemis II Spacecraft is seen aboard the USS Somerset (LPD 25) during the Artemis Moon mission recovery demonstration at Naval Base San Diego, California, on March 31, 2025. NASA and the ...