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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's SLS rocket is back at the launch pad as the space agency gears up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon next month.

'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence
By Mike Wall published
One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse mission just reestablished contact with its handlers after being incommunicado for a month.

Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch
By Mike Wall published
NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Thursday (March 19) ahead of a planned April 1 liftoff, and you can watch the action live.

NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on March 19
By Josh Dinner last updated
NASA plans to roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the pad on Thursday (March 19) and is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.

NASA astronauts complete preps for new solar array on spacewalk at International Space Station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
As NASA gears up for the launch of Artemis 2, the agency is revising its moon landing strategy, aiming to make future missions more achievable and sustainable.

Watch live today: NASA astronauts conducting spacewalk delayed by ISS medical evacuation
By Mike Wall published
Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk today (March 18) that was delayed by the first-ever medical evacuation of the ISS, and you can watch the action live.

Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.
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