The mission will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of independence by taking to space items that reflect its legacy and ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry historical mementos aboard Orion as it orbits the Moon, continuing a tradition of spaceflight artifacts and public engagement.

The Artemis 2 astronauts—and the historical keepsakes they’re bringing with them—will travel farther from Earth than any have ...

Scientists have discovered over 6,000 planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. More than half of ...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA's Artemis II mission will carry a host of mementos that reflect the nation's long tradition of exploration, innovation, and ...

High above Antarctica, where the air is thin and the Sun circles the horizon for weeks, a fleet of giant NASA balloons has ...

You don’t need to be an astronaut or spend a dime to take part in NASA’s next historic journey around the Moon. As ...

All (names) aboard! As final preparations ramp up for Artemis II — a mission that will send four astronauts farther into ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and Blue Origin are planning to launch the ESCAPADE mission, where a pair of satellites will study Mars' magnetosphere. ESCAPADE will eventually help future ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the ...