NASA Is Sending Astronauts to Circle Moon in Feb. 2026
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Unplanned' picture of Earth captured by NASA's Orbiter 1 from Moon in 1966, became defining moment in space photography. For decades, scientists have dreamed of capturing the Moo
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'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars
An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022. Four astronauts aim to do the same next year aboard Artemis 2: NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A cluster of space weather satellites blasted off Wednesday morning to cast fresh eyes on solar storms that can produce stunning auroras but also scramble communications and threaten astronauts in flight.
SpaceX launched a trio of spacecraft Wednesday morning, each meant to study the sun and space weather, and their affects on Earth.
Three new spacecraft successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, inaugurating missions to better understand the sun and its effects on Earth. One satellite is the first to be dedicated to 24/7 monitoring of the sun for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a photo of Earth and the moon. It was the first time both the Earth and the moon were captured in a single frame. At the time, Voyager 1 was more than 7 million miles away from Earth.
Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to Earth all year. On Sunday, Sept. 21, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the Earth will align itself between the ringed planet and he sun, according to NASA.
Just after sunrise on Sept. 24, SpaceX launched three space weather spacecraft -- the primary being NASA's IMAP.
NASA is set to launch three spacecrafts Tuesday with the goal of unlocking the mysteries of solar weather at the edge of our solar system.