NASA Artemis II to launch crew to moon
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Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
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NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in
NASA is honing its focus on future Artemis missions to land astronauts on the moon, removing the Gateway space station from its plans and prioritizing bases on the lunar surface.
We’re just days away from NASA’s historic return to the Moon. The agency’s Artemis 2 mission will see a crew of four astronauts travel far beyond the dark side of the Earth’s natural satellite, reaching the farthest point that humans have ever ...
A full moon is seen shining over NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. For 53 years, since the end of the Apollo program, humans have only felt the pull of the Earth's gravity.
NASA’s new chief is reshaping the space agency’s goals, unveiling at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday an ambitious vision that includes revamped plans for a moon base.
As part of phase two, running from 2029 to 2032, NASA will seek to secure a site for a lunar base. This phase is projected to entail 27 landings with a total mass of 60 metric tons. These landed payloads would include larger, pressurized rovers, solar and nuclear power sources for surface activities, towers for communication, and excavator rovers.
A “red alert” involving the private Blue Ghost mission in lunar orbit a year ago highlights a growing number of incidents above Earth’s neighbor.
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10 facts about the moon - from space experts
Space experts have discovered something incredible about lunar water distribution that challenges everything we thought we knew. According to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission, deposits of ice in lunar dust and ...