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Watch NASA announce its new astronaut class and discuss the Artemis 2 moon mission this week

NASA will announce its new astronaut class and discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission this week, and you can watch the ...
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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 ...

NASA’s mega moon rocket gets key upgrades for upcoming crewed mission

The upgraded Artemis II rocket ensures a smoother, safer ride for the astronauts on their highly anticipated lunar voyage.

U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready ...

NASA at a crossroads: Trump’s plan to refocus, explore and beat China

Trump's space vision adds to NASA's budget, prioritizing Moon missions and orbital platforms while streamlining the agency's ...

Two celestial events will tempt sky-gazers in some regions this weekend. Here’s what to know

A partial solar eclipse happens Sunday in parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Saturn will also appear at its brightest, with ...

In a race back to the moon, U.S. and China see a fast-approaching finish line

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

Is There a Solar Eclipse Today? All About September’s Partial Solar Eclipse — Including the Time

The next partial solar eclipse is on the same day as September's new moon: Sept. 21. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a ...
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Zond 5: In 1968 Two Soviet Steppe Tortoises Beat Humans To Orbiting Around The Moon

In March 1968, the Soviet Union had a partial success with Zond 4. With this launch, they were able to take the spacecraft ...
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The Moon Used to Be Much Closer to Earth. It’s Drifting 1.5 Inches Farther From Earth Every Year and It’s Slowly Making Our Days Longer

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

Is there a planetary conjunction? How to see moon, Venus, Regulus together in September

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely ...

New NASA mission to reveal Earth's invisible 'halo'

A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth's invisible "halo," the faint light given off by our planet's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the ...