Artemis III will launch four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have briefly taken shelter during a repair to fix a new leak.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday night.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing.
A Blue Origin rocket has apparently exploded at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, according to footage online.
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II mission.
Because the Falcon 9’s first stage booster is set to land at Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral, residents along Florida’s Space Coast should expect a sonic boom as the booster returns to Earth shortly after launch.
A spiral galaxy's brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA's Webb Space Telescope.
A new study suggests that the comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system.
The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield.
A new documentary about NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, titled Spacewoman, recently had a major screening event in Melbourne, Florida. Anchor Ginger Gadsden sat down with Collins to talk about her journey from food stamps to the final frontier.
With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights.
The Nikon D5’s durability and simple, familiar controls matter when astronauts must shoot fast and adjust settings manually.
The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth.
In just about 48 hours, the four grave souls who’ve now flown farther away from the Earth than anyone are set to splash down capping off a human spaceflight mission for the ages.
The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station.
The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.
The Artemis II mission is set to launch from Florida’s coast, and experts say it will be the furthest a crewed mission has ever gone into space before.
With the charge of “for all of humanity,” the four astronauts launched toward the moon Wednesday in a historic launch for the 32-story Space Launch System rocket and the Artemis II mission.
The Artemis II launch is set for Wednesday evening with favorable weather and mostly clear skies. Much of Central Florida should see the rocket, with its roar possibly carrying inland after liftoff.
Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.
With the countdown underway for a highly anticipated rocket launch, crowds are already gathering along Florida’s Space Coast, hoping to secure the best possible view.
The Artemis II mission is expected to launch on Wednesday evening at Kennedy Space Center. How do you plan to see the launch? From the Space Coast? From your backyard? We explain how to see the launch.
Everything seems to be going NASA's way as the countdown proceeds toward a Wednesday launch of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century.
Astronauts aboard the upcoming Artemis II mission will travel beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field, exposing them to what experts call galactic cosmic radiation, according to experts.
The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back.
As astronaut Christina Koch prepares to become the first woman to orbit the moon on Artemis II, a NASA engineer argues the milestone should spark a broader conversation about representation — and whether “female” should still be part of the headline.
It will be one of the most dangerous parts of Artemis II, and not everyone thinks NASA should trust the astronauts’ lives to a heat shield that was damaged the last time it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA’s shift from Apollo to Artemis signals a new era of moon exploration centered on inclusion, sustainability and a long-term human presence beyond Earth.
The first launch-watching tourists who came here in the ‘60s could, if they were so bold, find the internationally famous astronauts simply hanging out at local motels after their long days of training.
The four astronauts making NASA's next lunar leap bear little resemblance to the Apollo era.
NASA is heading back to the Moon. But despite advances in computing and manufacturing, America’s space agency is still relying – in some key areas – on decades-old hardware and tech.
The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site.
The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year says doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.
People are going to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, and to build off the success of the Artemis I uncrewed flight test a few years ago, the program’s first astronauts will have to do a lot more than just enjoying the view.
NASA’s Artemis program faces delays and soaring costs, now totaling $93 billion, as the agency pushes its moon mission timeline to 2028. Technical issues and schedule setbacks raise concerns about the future of U.S. space exploration and NASA’s budget management.
The next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, potentially heading for the moon on Wednesday for the Artemis II mission, will be the most powerful operational rocket ever to launch by far, on par with the Artemis I launch in 2022.
Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week.
A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday broke apart in a thunderous boom that startled residents who feared an explosion.
What do you do when you come across country to see a rocket launch to the moon from Florida's Space Coast, and then the launch doesn't happen?
NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun.
NASA's Mike Fincke has identified himself as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency's first medical evacuation.
NASA is now targeting early Wednesday to roll the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad and back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, the agency said on Monday.
NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, almost certain to bump astronauts' lunar trip into spring.
As we near Artemis II, we remember legendary NASA astronaut John Young, who grew up in College Park, walked on the moon and knew the thrill of sneaking a corned-beef sandwich into space.
NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station.
NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station.
NASA has taken another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal.
Spend a day with me at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Florida’s Space Coast, as I meet a former NASA astronaut and get a rare look at Artemis II on the launch pad.
NASA has begun another practice launch countdown for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts.
The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts.
The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station.
