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

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

As the New York Times reports, experts are now warning that China could beat the United States in the race back to the Moon. After a series of successful robotic missions to the Earth’s natural satellite, the country has made major strides in its efforts to launch its “Lanyue” lunar lander to the Moon before 2030.

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

The new selection of NASA astronauts will spend two years in training before becoming eligible for flight assignments.

President Trump’s proposed NASA budget looks to drop 41 science missions including 19 that are operational in space. The new space weather missions, though, are more closely tied to his

NASA introduced new future astronauts on Monday, welcoming the 2025 class of astronaut candidates during a ceremony.

NASA has named the next 10 members of its astronaut corps, including a geologist who hails from the Pacific Northwest.

NASA is apparently giving its ice-scouting moon rover mission another try. The space agency has announced that the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project — which was called off last year after a series of delays and mounting costs — could catch a ride to the moon with Blue Origin in 2027 under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.