1 week away! NASA gearing up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon on April 1

The launch of the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era is just a week away! NASA is preparing to launch its Artemis 2 flight on April 1.

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.

Arriving safely on Venus and Titan: Different atmospheres affect heat shields differently, study shows

Heat shields keep incoming spacecraft from burning up in planetary atmospheres. Now we’re learning that different atmospheres have different effects.

NASA announcing update to Artemis moon plans today: Watch it live

NASA will hold a series of events today (March 24) that update us on the agency’s plans for the moon and more, and you can watch them live.

Artemis Accords nations grapple with how to handle emergencies and ‘harmful interference’ on the moon

As moon missions accelerate, countries are working to define how to respond to emergencies and avoid interference between competing operations.

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad

NASA’s SLS rocket is back at the launch pad as the space agency gears up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon next month.

‘A great relief!’ Europe’s Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence

One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe’s Proba-3 solar-eclipse mission just reestablished contact with its handlers after being incommunicado for a month.

Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch

NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Thursday (March 19) ahead of a planned April 1 liftoff, and you can watch the action live.

Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a ‘more achievable’ path back to the moon

As NASA gears up for the launch of Artemis 2, the agency is revising its moon landing strategy, aiming to make future missions more achievable and sustainable.