Missions

Artemis 2 moon launch brought nearly 350,000 people to Florida's Space Coast

By Elizabeth Howell Published 7 May 26

About 346,000 U.S. visitors — roughly the equivalent of the population of Honolulu, Hawaii — came to Florida's Space Coast during the Artemis 2 launch campaign.

Why does NASA's Curiosity rover have a 'lucky penny' on Mars? | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 6 May 26

Providing good luck to the first Martian to find it.

NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks

By Josh Dinner Published 5 May 26

You could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of photos just released by NASA from the Artemis 2 moon mission.

NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander be ready in time?

By Andrew Jones Published 5 May 26

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)

By Mike Wall Published 3 May 26

NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a fireball from above recently, capturing the stunning site from aboard the International Space Station.

Artemis 2 astronauts get the star treatment after historic moon trip

By Josh Dinner Published 1 May 26

They didn't get a parade, but they're certainly being paraded on the big networks.

Artemis 3 has been pushed to late 2027. Can NASA still land astronauts on the moon in 2028?

By Josh Dinner Published 30 April 26

Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASA’s lunar return timeline and jeopardizing a 2028 moon landing.

Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)

By Mike Wall Published 30 April 26

Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.

'This is going to be what makes the Earth secure.' How one California company plans to protect us from dangerous asteroids

By Leonard David Published 30 April 26

Exploration Labs has proposed the first commercial deep space ride share mission, known as Apophis EX, to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis.

Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here's what happened

By Mike Wall Published 29 April 26

President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.