The Artemis II mission may have come to a close a couple of months ago, but NASA is already gearing up for the next step. The agency has revealed the four astronauts that make up the crew for the Artemis III mission, the following chapter in its plan to return to the moon.
The two brightest planets visible from Earth are putting on a spectacular sky show this June.
Last month, on April 24, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope marked an exciting milestone: its 36th anniversary.
We were lucky to follow the Artemis II mission live, getting real-time updates of the astronauts as they flew around the moon. And thanks to the advanced tech that surrounded the mission, NASA was able to share some high-res images taken by the astronauts before they even returned to Earth. These included Earthset, a solar eclipse from their perspective, and detailed images of the dark side of the moon.
NASA has done it again.
“To the moon and back” is a popular way of saying “I love you,” but for the crew of NASA’s...
The Artemis II mission is coming to a close. The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft are expected to return to Earth today following a 10-day trip that took them to the moon and back. During their time flying around our satellite, they captured some breathtaking images, including some intriguing shots of the far side of the moon, as well pictures of Earth from thousands of miles away.
On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:35 p.m., the world watched as the Orion spacecraft began its launch.
The crew of Orion on NASA’s Artemis II mission spent Easter Sunday in outer space.
At 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026, the Orion spacecraft took off, bound for Earth’s nearest neighbor. The launch is part of NASA’s planned Artemis II mission, and it’s set to make history as the first manned flight taking humans the farthest they’ve ever been in space. But that’s not all; for the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are returning to the moon to orbit it.
History was made yesterday at Cape Canaveral.
On the night of March 3, 2026, stargazers worldwide will be treated to an astronomical spectacle as the full moon...
