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Scientists say a giant impact knocked off the raw ingredients for the moon off the primitive molten Earth and into orbit.

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Artemis 3 artist's illustration showing SpaceX Starship on the moon with Earth in behind

NASA's Artemis 3 mission: Landing humans on the moon

By Elizabeth Howell published

Reference Artemis 3 is a planned landing mission that will put humans on the surface of the moon. It is scheduled to touch down in 2025, assuming previous missions go to plan.

Artist's illustration of Artemis 2 mission including the Orion spacecraft with Earth in background

NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Taking humans to the moon's orbit

By Elizabeth Howell published

Reference Artemis 2 will launch a crew of astronauts to the moon's orbit in a system using the Space Launch System megarocket and Orion spacecraft.

The Artemis 3 mission is expected to land near the moon's south pole in 2025.

Watch NASA unveil landing sites for Artemis 3 human return to the moon

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA will unveil potential future landing sites for human return on the surface of the moon and you can watch the briefing on Space.com tomorrow (Aug. 19), or directly on the space agency's website.

spacecraft flying in earth orbit with three manekins shown in a cutaway

Artemis 1 will help NASA protect astronauts from deep space radiation

By Elizabeth Howell published

Three mannequins and several biological and radiation experiments will assess the radiation environment near the moon during Artemis 1.

A rendering of the Japanese lunar lander OMOTENASHI above the lunar surface.

Artemis 1 will carry tiny Japanese lunar lander to the moon

By Stefanie Waldek published

The OMOTENASHI mission is the only secondary payload on Artemis 1 that will have a controlled landing on the surface of the moon.

An illustration of the night sky on Aug. 18 showing the moon and Mars in close proximity.

Moon to pay Mars an early morning visit on Friday (Aug. 19)

By Joe Rao published

On the morning of Friday (Aug. 19), the moon and Mars will both be visible in the eastern sky.

A symbolic baton is handed off inside the Vehicle Assembly building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 15, 2022, ahead of the rollout of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B.

Symbolic baton rides with NASA Artemis 1 rocket on rollout for launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A small metal rod joined NASA's new moon-bound rocket for an overnight move to the launch pad, serving as a symbolic marker for the milestone event at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System megarocket and Orion capsule on their Florida launchpad under a blue sky.

Watch NASA Artemis 1 moon mission radiation science briefing today

By Tariq Malik published

NASA has one more Artemis 1 news conference today as the agency looks toward launch.

artemis 1 behind lake

NASA's Artemis 1 megarocket rolls back to launch pad for moon mission

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Artemis 1 Space Launch System is on its way to the moon following its four-mile journey to a Kennedy Space Center launch pad.

An image showing the night sky on Aug. 17 including Uranus in close visual proximity to the moon.

See the moon hop over Uranus in the night sky on Aug. 18

By Samantha Mathewson published

Watch the moon as it appears to "hop" over Uranus in the afternoon sky tomorrow (Aug. 18).

a small boxy satellite

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will carry the world's 1st deep-space biology experiment

By Stefanie Waldek published

Scientists will study the effects of radiation on yeast in preparation for long-duration crewed missions to deep space.

Artist's illustration of the Orion module orbiting the moon.

Artemis 1: The first step in returning astronauts to the moon

By Colin Stuart published

Reference Artemis 1 is the first stage of the Artemis program designed to return astronauts to the moon. The uncrewed mission will travel to the moon and back.

robot on rocky surface

This tiny moon rover has a leg up on traditional spacecraft designs

By Stefanie Waldek published

Students at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands are developing the world's smallest and lightest moon rover, called Lunar Zebro.

artist's satellite depiction

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will carry 2 water-seeking cubesats

By Stefanie Waldek published

The Lunar IceCube and Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) missions will search the moon for water using two different techniques.

preparing a simulation of the lunar surface

Watch a NASA moon rover complete a lunar obstacle course (video)

By Stefanie Waldek published

A prototype of the lunar rover demonstrated its capabilities in navigating the moon's challenging terrain.

NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System moon rocket emerging from the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at night under bright lights.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket faces final test before rolling out for launch

By Andrew Jones published

Engineers are testing a system designed to destroy NASA's massive Space Launch System moon rocket in case of a launch emergency.

close up of artemis 1 on crawler

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

rocket on launch pad

The top space stories of the week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's moon megarocket prepares for launch, a Russian spacewalk aborts, and Mars explorers may harvest oxygen with plasma.

jupiter with the shadow of a moon on its atmosphere

Moon and Jupiter get together late Sunday night

By Joe Rao published

Check out the king of the planets meeting up with the moon on Aug. 14, throughout most of the night.

moon rising behind building

Sturgeon supermoon of 2022 stuns viewers around the world (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The last of four supermoons in a row rose Aug. 11, 2022 and generated gorgeous pictures.