Before they head to the moon in 2026, the four Artemis 2 astronauts have to practice observing Earth's nearest neighbor.

NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon by awarding ...

The VIPER mission is wrapped up in NASA’s Artemis program, and while this is largely focused on moon exploration, Artemis ...

Test your knowledge of the Artemis program—from cutting-edge tech and lunar missions to the astronauts leading the way.

Under the deal, Blue Origin will carry VIPER – short for “Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover” – on its uncrewed ...

In September 2025, NASA declared that it was in the midst of a "Golden Age of innovation and exploration," and that a huge ...

The US space agency Nasa this month announced it had chosen a crew for its second year-long simulation of a Mars mission. The ...

The world is entering its second age of exploration, this one in outer space. But there’s one big question: Will America get left behind? In the 21st century, America has seen enormous technological ...

NASA on Monday introduced the 10 people who will join the agency’s astronaut corps as it races to return humans to the moon.

Blue Origin has won a significant NASA contract to transport the VIPER rover to the moon, marking a major endorsement of its lunar ambitions.

NASA announced its newest class of astronauts Sept. 22 as agency leaders and lawmakers emphasized their intent to return ...