Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.

On January 17, 2026, at 6:42 p.m. EST, NASA's Space Launch System arrived at Pad 39B after a deliberate 12-hour journey ...

The VIPER moon mission scrapped by NASA last year could be going ahead after all thanks to Blue Origin, the space agency has announced. There was much dismay last July when increasing costs prompted ...

A NASA astronaut on the ISS captured the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, a mission that aims to bring four ...

All (names) aboard! As final preparations ramp up for Artemis II — a mission that will send four astronauts farther into ...

Isaacman, who has flown to space twice on private SpaceX missions he funded, was nominated by President Donald Trump. The nomination followed a period of uncertainty after Trump initially withdrew his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you thought 2025 was an exciting year for spaceflight and cosmic discovery, just wait til 2026. The past year was one filled ...

Blue Origin’s next launch from the Space Coast could still be its uncrewed and newly named Blue Moon MK1 lander, but it will ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

NASA is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4 after scientists identified a potential lunar impact path in 2032. While it won’t destroy the Moon, the event could reshape its surface and change how ...

NASA plans to send four astronauts on a mission to circumnavigate the moon, the first human lunar mission in over 50 years. SpaceX is expected to debut a new version of its Starship megarocket and ...