Artemis II astronauts say they're "ready to go" for moon launch

The countdown to launch of the Artemis II crew's flight around the moon begins Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Mar 30

Meet the rescue team behind the astronauts as Artemis II's launch approaches

A global team of Air Force rescuers is on standby, ready to come to the aid of the Artemis II crew after their space launch.

• Mar 28

Artemis II astronauts arrive in Florida to prepare for launch to the moon

The Artemis II countdown will begin March 30, setting up a launch attempt on April 1 at 6:24 p.m. Eastern Time.

• Mar 27

Fireball captured on video as meteor streaks across Pacific Northwest sky

As the number of people with cameras on their dashboards and doorbells has grown, so have reports of such sightings.

• Mar 25

NASA to spend $20 billion on ambitious moon base

In an on-going overhaul of NASA's Artemis program, agency officials say it will take seven years to build a sophisticated base on the moon.

• Mar 24

NASA targets April 1 for moon mission launch

NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket has been repaired and is ready for rollout back to the launch pad next week.

• Mar 12

1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 14 years in space

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

• Mar 11

SpaceX launches space station crew on 8-month mission

The two-woman, two-man crew is replacing four other station fliers who came home early last month due to a medical issue one was having.

• Feb 13

How a UC Davis nuclear reactor is helping NASA get astronauts back to the moon

NASA's Artemis II rocket is scheduled to blast off this spring, taking humans back to the moon's orbit for the first time in more than 50 years. We got an inside look at the UC Davis nuclear reactor that's helping make the mission a success.

• Feb 5

Astronauts back on Earth after medical issue cut mission short

Four space station Crew 11 fliers splashed down off the Southern California coast at 3:41 a.m. ET, closing out a 167-day stay in space cut short by a medical issue.

• Jan 15

Interstellar comet is making its closest approach to Earth

NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.

• Dec 15, 2025

NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.

• Dec 10, 2025

Geomagnetic storm watch issued after powerful solar flare

Solar flares and other activity can disrupt radio communications, power grids and navigation signals, according to NASA.

• Dec 2, 2025

Scientists think they've detected lightning on Mars: "Missing piece of the puzzle"

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

• Nov 27, 2025

California's new satellite flags methane leak at Yolo County landfill

Yolo County has been caught releasing global warming gases by a new surveillance satellite orbiting above Earth.

• Nov 25, 2025

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