As the oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96, the astronauts of Artemis II wish him happy birthday and talk about their ...

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

Artemis isn’t just about returning to the Moon. It’s about building the systems needed to operate beyond Earth orbit.

On January 4, 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to ever set foot on the moon.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated Nov. 15, 2022 to reflect a new launch window. Fifty years since the last American set foot on the moon, NASA is preparing to return to lunar orbit in the first ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

NASA's towering SLS rocket that will help propel four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon is now visible at the ...

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New full-length documentary uses archival footage and mission audio to deliver one of the most detailed and accessible accounts of NASA’s “successful failure” LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 5 ...

We’re living through something truly special right now. While most of us go about our daily routines, scientists, engineers, ...