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NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captured this selfie shortly after completing an engine burn that inserted the capsule into lunar orbit on Nov. 25, 2022.

Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft enters orbit around the moon

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft arrived in orbit around the moon on Friday afternoon (Nov. 25) after acing an 88-second engine burn.

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.

two close-up rocket views side by side with lots of smoke and steam billowing underneath

Artemis 1 flies away from the launch pad in epic Orion spacecraft video

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Artemis 1 launch on Nov. 16 cataloged fresh footage of the launch pad down below, receding as NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket flew into space over a dark pad.

An image of the Mars surface taken by the Ingenuity helicopter's navigation camera during a flight testing out a new software system on Nov. 22, 2022.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 1st flight after major software update

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has performed its shortest flight ever, the first after a major software update that will allow the chopper to land more safely and navigate over rugged terrain.

The city of Buffalo in the north of the U.S. covered in six feet of snow fallowing an extreme Lake Effect snowfall.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

European Earth-observing satellite Sentinel-2 watched from orbit as a record-breaking amount of snow blanketed the city of Buffalo in the north of the U.S.

The uniforms the U.S. Naval Academy will wear in the 2022 Army-Navy game feature many iconic NASA logos.

US Naval Academy unveils NASA-inspired football uniforms ahead of Army-Navy game

By Brett Tingley published

The U.S. Naval Academy has unveiled the NASA-inspired uniforms it will wear during this year's Army-Navy football game on Dec. 10 that feature iconic space agency logos.

a satellite view of the white house with a crowd in behind. arrows and text point to podiums with the u.s. president and the turkeys. an inset image shows u.s president joe biden beside a thanksgiving display

Gobble, gobble! Satellite spies Thanksgiving turkeys being 'pardoned' at White House (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

U.S. president Joe Biden and two Thanksgiving turkeys were caught by a space satellite Tuesday (Nov. 22) as Biden worked a NASA-themed joke into his 'pardon' speech.

astronaut in a spacesuit with the horizon of earth's atmosphere in behind. a part of the space station is visible at right

Thanksgiving space festivities come from 'the future,' astronauts say

By Elizabeth Howell published

U.S. astronauts on the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving a little early, but they still plan leisure time on Thursday (Nov. 24) to watch a football game.

orion spacecraft with the earth far in behind

Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft watches Earth rise over the shadowed moon (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Shortly after the Orion spacecraft finished a crucial engine burn near the moon on Monday (Nov. 21), it spotted Earth rising above our shadowed neighbor.

A photo of the moon and Earth taken by cameras on board NASA's Orion capsule as it makes a close approach to the lunar surface.

NASA loses contact with Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft for 47 minutes

By Mike Wall published

NASA unexpectedly lost contact with its Artemis 1 Orion capsule early Wednesday morning (Nov. 23), for reasons that remain unclear.

NASA's LunaH-Map cubesat is designed to measure the distribution and abundance of hydrogen in the moon's south polar region.

Artemis 1 cubesat fails to fire engine as planned during moon flyby

By Mike Wall published

NASA's LunaH-Map cubesat failed to perform a planned engine burn during its Nov. 21 moon flyby, likely because of a stuck valve in its propulsion system.

NASA's Juno probe captured this image of Jupiter's atmosphere and the moons Io (above) and Callisto (below) during a close flyby on Nov. 29, 2021.

Juno spacecraft snaps gorgeous photo of Jupiter's atmosphere, 2 big moons

By Andrew Jones published

A flyby of Jupiter by NASA's Juno spacecraft has delivered a stunning image of the gas giant's cloud tops and moons Callisto and Io.

artist's conception of a small spacecraft firing its engines while deploying a rolling lander on the surface of the moon. an orange spiral suggests the lander's movements

Artemis 1's tiny Japanese probe abandons moon landing try

By Elizabeth Howell published

A tiny cubesat moon lander riding with Artemis 1 could not establish contact in time to reach its destination, but it may be able to do some other deep-space work.

orion spacecraft at left, earth at bottom and moon at right with black of space behind

Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft sees Earth setting behind moon (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Orion spacecraft's lunar flyby Monday (Nov. 21) delivered a celestial Thanksgiving treat a few days early, as its cameras caught the distant Earth setting behind our moon.

NASA's CAPSTONE probe arrived in lunar orbit on Nov. 13, 2022. This is an artist's illustration of the cubesat.

NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat reaches final orbit around the moon

By Mike Wall published

NASA's tiny CAPSTONE spacecraft has settled into its final lunar orbit, shifting into the operational phase of its pioneering moon mission.

plumes of orange smoke underneath a rocket lifting off into space, with black of night in behind

Huge Artemis 1 moon rocket blew the doors off NASA's launch tower elevators (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA is assessing the damage Artemis 1 left behind after the huge Space Launch System rocket lifted off on Nov. 16, but officials emphasize everything is manageable for future missions.

time-lapse image shows arc of rocket into night sky

SpaceX to launch science, solar arrays to International Space Station Saturday

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will launch science and solar arrays to the International Space Station Saturday (Nov. 26) at 2:20 p.m. EST (1920 GMT). Watch it live here.

Artist's conception of BioSentinel, one of the confirmed operational Artemis 1 cubesats.

NASA's Artemis 1 mission launched 10 cubesats. Here's how they're doing

By Elizabeth Howell published

Most of the Artemis 1 cubesats have checked in as the Orion spacecraft looped around the moon, but a few still have not phoned home after launch.

The NASA Orion spacecraft from Artemis 1 during a live broadcast November 21, 2022, with Earth far in the background and the moon at right.

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft aces close moon flyby in crucial engine burn

By Mike Wall published

Orion zoomed just 80 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface Monday (Nov. 21) at 7:44 a.m. ET. and completed an engine burn needed to continue its historic mission.

The moon as seen from an Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft solar array camera on Nov. 18, 2022.

Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft sees the moon for 1st time in stunning video

By Tariq Malik published

NASA's Orion spacecraft has spotted the destination of its Artemis 1 test flight the moon and captured a stunning video to mark the moment.