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Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: Moon rocket fueling test now set for Feb. 2
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NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8
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Artemis 2 moon suits ready to make history | Space photo of the day for Jan. 30, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA's Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program
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NASA moves critical fueling test for Artemis 2 moon rocket up to Jan. 31
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ReferenceArtemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Apollo
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That's one small step for trivia: An Apollo space quiz
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answer
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Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
By Keith Cooper Published -

NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Artemis
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Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: Moon rocket fueling test now set for Feb. 2
By Josh Dinner Published -

NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8
By Josh Dinner Published -

Artemis 2 moon suits ready to make history | Space photo of the day for Jan. 30, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA's Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program
By Michelle L.D. Hanlon Published -

NASA moves critical fueling test for Artemis 2 moon rocket up to Jan. 31
By Josh Dinner Published -
ReferenceArtemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
By Robert Lea Last updated -

Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Asteroid & Comet Missions
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NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo)
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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
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Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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International Space Station
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Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 astronauts safely back on Earth
By Tariq Malik Last updated -

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS
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Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner Last updated -

What time is SpaceX Crew-11's medical evacuation from the ISS on Jan. 14?
By Mike Wall Published -

Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

ISS astronauts spy airglow and dwarf galaxy | Space photo of the day for Jan. 13, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

'It is bittersweet': Crew-11 astronaut hands over control of ISS ahead of 1st-ever medical evacuation
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NASA will evacuate SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts from International Space Station on Jan. 14
By Mike Wall Published
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Mars rovers
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NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover could break the record for miles driven on another planet
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published -

After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

Mars rovers serve as scientists' eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life
By Ari Koeppel Published -

Tumbleweed-inspired Mars rovers could be blown across the Red Planet
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Landing site for Rosalind Franklin rover may be ripe with clues about ancient Mars life
By Stefanie Waldek Published -

Curiosity Mars rover puzzles over intriguing 'boxwork' pattern | Space photo of the day for Sept. 19, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA will reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery today: Here's how to watch live
By Monisha Ravisetti Last updated
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New Horizons
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New Horizons' new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025
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Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'
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Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published -

Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way bigger
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New Horizons' Alan Stern will fulfill a lifelong dream on Virgin Galactic spaceflight this week
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NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
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NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)
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NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can help
By Keith Cooper Published -

NASA may shift New Horizons Pluto probe to sun-studying mission
By Josh Dinner Published
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Parker Solar Probe
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ReferenceParker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest human-made object
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies through major coronal mass ejection — and survives to tell the tale
By Rahul Rao Published -

Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter team up to tackle 65-year-old sun mystery
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun
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NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind
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NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its 15th close flyby of the sun this St. Patrick's Day
By Robert Lea Published
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Space Shuttle
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Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
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The most memorable space shuttle missions
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ReferenceEndeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle
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Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
By Tariq Malik Last updated -

Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display
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Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle Endeavour
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Voyager
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
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Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88
By Mike Wall Published -

NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we know
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
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NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away
By Rahul Rao Published -

NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

NASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 years
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Mysterious dust ring around Uranus spotted in rediscovered Voyager 2 data
By Meghan Bartels Published
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More about Missions
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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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