Latest articles by Elizabeth Howell
NASA's Artemis 1 Orion snaps gorgeous moon views as it sails over Apollo landing sites (video)
The Orion spacecraft flew over the landing sites where Apollo astronauts roamed in the 1960s and 1970s. The Artemis program, however, will find different rocks.
Apollo 17: The final moon mission of the Apollo era
Reference The final Apollo mission took the first scientist to the moon and marked the final moon mission of the Apollo era.
GPS: Everything you need to know about the space-based technology keeping us on track
Reference We GPS all the time but how does it work and why was it invented? Here we explore this vital space-based technology.
Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft suffered power blip hours before its close lunar flyby
The Orion spacecraft had a brief power issue on Sunday (Dec. 4) but did complete its planned engine burn to return home as planned today.
Blown away! Watch NASA's Artemis 1 Launch Abort System blast off into space (video)
Luckily, the launch abort system wasn't needed during the Artemis 1 launch to the moon. But the view its departure left behind looks just like a moment from 'Interstellar' or 'Star Wars'.
Veteran astronaut Tom Marshburn retires from NASA
NASA's Tom Marshburn visited the International Space Station three times with three different spacecraft, accruing nearly a year in space over his career.
Europe's new lightweight Vega C rocket gets a big Earth observation opportunity
Arianespace will launch five Earth missions with Vega C between 2024 and 2026 on behalf of the European Union.
Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission amid research scandal
Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will be "appropriately" punished following a flawed research investigation, according to media reports citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
10 strange things NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft took to the moon
NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission is full of passengers, we take a look at some of the strangest items hitching a ride here.
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Wow! Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captures live view of Earth and moon from deep space (video)
There's an epic livestream running on the Artemis 1 moon mission, showcasing live views of the Orion spacecraft as it flies in a distant retrograde lunar orbit.
NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft reaches maximum distance from Earth today
The Artemis 1 spacecraft will be farthest from Earth Monday (Nov. 28) before turning around to return home.
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Neptune moons: Facts about the elusive moons of the Neptunian system
Reference Explore all 16 of Neptune's moons along with their names and dates of discovery. The Neptunian system hosts some very strange and elusive moons.
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SpaceX Dragon launches science, solar arrays to International Space Station
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched science and solar arrays to the International Space Station on Saturday.
Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captures selfie as Earth sets behind moon (video)
A new video shows NASA's Orion spacecraft capturing a selfie with the background Earth setting behind the moon, along with a suite of other timelapses during its lunar voyage.
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Artemis 1 flies away from the launch pad in epic Orion spacecraft video
The Artemis 1 launch on Nov. 16 cataloged fresh footage of the launch pad down below, receding as NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket flew into space over a dark pad.
SpaceX to launch Japanese moon lander, UAE rover on Nov. 30
Tokyo-based ispace aims to pull off the first-ever soft landing on the moon by a private company — and its Hakuto-R lander will deploy a UAE rover, if all goes to plan.
