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NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft during its distant retrograde orbit departure burn. Earth can be seen in the background.

Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft suffered power blip hours before its close lunar flyby

By Elizabeth Howell published

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.

A view of Earth as seen from the Artemis 1 Orion capsule more than 9 hours into flight on Nov. 16, 2022.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

By Tariq Malik, Elizabeth Howell published

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

Mt Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java seen spurting clouds of volcanic smoke by NASA's Landsat 9 satellite.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

The Landsat 9 satellite captured an eruption of the Semeru volcano on Indonesia's Java island on Sunday, Dec. 4.

earth crescent far in background with moon looming behind spacecraft

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft completes crucial moon flyby maneuver for trip home

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion capsule finished a crucial engine burn during a flyby of the moon on Monday morning (Dec. 5).

mannequin astronaut in spacesuit cockpit with pink light filling the view, shining from an abort tower's rocket engines (just out of frame)

Blown away! Watch NASA's Artemis 1 Launch Abort System blast off into space (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

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'.

nasa astronaut reaching for display panel inside of a spacesuit

Veteran astronaut Tom Marshburn retires from NASA

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Tom Marshburn visited the International Space Station three times with three different spacecraft, accruing nearly a year in space over his career.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio hangs off the far left end of the International Space Station as seen from fellow spacewalker Josh Cassada's helmet camera (Cassada's hand is visible) while working to install a mounting frame for a new ISS Roll Out Solar Array during a spacewalk on Nov. 15, 2022.

Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk today

By Mike Wall last updated

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk Saturday (Dec. 3) to install new solar arrays on the International Space Station, and you can watch the action live.

close up of orion spacecraft with earth very far in the distance

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft leaves moon's orbit to head home

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft successfully completed a roughly two-minute lunar departure burn on Thursday (Dec. 1) to begin heading home after successful lunar orbits.

You can now "adopt" one of three remaining Saturn V moon rockets as seen at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.

Saturn V, space shuttle Pathfinder up for 'adoption' to aid in artifact preservation

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

You can now take an aerospace relic under your "wing" and help give it the care it needs. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation has launched an "Adopt an Artifact" program.

A SpaceX Dragon Endurance capsule in the black of space with a blue Earth below after launch on Oct. 5, 2022.

SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

Photo of Boeing's Starliner approaching the ISS by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

Boeing Starliner: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read live updates of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft development as it moves towards sending humans to space for the first time.

A multispectral satellite images of an artillery battalion actively firing in a southeasterly direction on March 11, 2022 as seen by the WorldView-2 satellite for Maxar Technologies.

Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

On Nov. 28, 2022, NASA's Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis 1 mission when it was 268,563 miles (432210 kilometers) away from our home planet.

Watch as NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft leaves lunar orbit today (Dec. 1)

By Mike Wall last updated

NASA's Orion capsule will perform a crucial engine burn to depart lunar orbit Thursday (Dec. 1) at 4:54 p.m. EST, and you can watch the action live.

NASA's Artemis 1 mission launches toward the moon atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022.

Artemis 1 moon rocket, NASA's most powerful ever, aced its debut launch, agency says

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Space Launch System megarocket hit all of its marks during its first-ever liftoff two weeks ago, agency officials said.

On Nov. 28, 2022, NASA's Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis 1 mission when it was 268,563 miles (432210 kilometers) away from our home planet.

Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft hits halfway point of epic moon mission

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Orion spacecraft hit the halfway point of its historic Artemis 1 moon mission in fine form.

Artist's illustration of ICON's envisioned Project Olympus lunar construction system in action on the moon.

Building on the moon: NASA awards Texas company $57 million for lunar construction system

By Mike Wall published

NASA just awarded the Texas-based company ICON $57.2 million for its Project Olympus, which is working to develop technology that will allow humanity to build outposts on the moon and Mars.

spacecraft in front with moon and earth in behind

Wow! Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captures live view of Earth and moon from deep space (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

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.

The Earth and moon as seen by NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft as it approached a lunar flyby on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft reaches maximum distance from Earth today

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Artemis 1 spacecraft will be farthest from Earth Monday (Nov. 28) before turning around to return home.

The SpaceX Dragon CRS-26 cargo ship seen in space with the blue Earth below.

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship docks at space station to deliver solar arrays, seeds and more

By Mike Wall last updated

The robotic Dragon supply ship linked up with he ISS around 7:30 a.m. EST on Sunday (Nov. 27).