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NASA readies Artemis mission sending astronauts back to moon

What to watch for as NASA’s historic Artemis II crew prepares to lift off toward the moon

The countdown clock is officially rolling at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where four astronauts are preparing to take off on the mission of a lifetime — circumnavigating the moon and returning hum...

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NASA readies Artemis mission sending astronauts back to the moon

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Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon — here’s the science they’ll do

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Artemis II: Houston, we have a new moon mission — The ‘Twin Sister of Apollo’

More than five decades have gone by since the last Apollo mission successfully "ended the beginning of lunar exploration".

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Artemis II launch date, time, how to watch Live: NASA’s crewed moon mission details

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Artemis II in pictures: NASA’s next moon mission like you have never seen before

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Inside NASA's Artemis II Mission That Sends Humans Back Toward Moon

One of Artemis II's most important objectives comes during the Earth orbits.

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Around the Moon in 10 days: Countdown begins for NASA's Artemis II launch — liftoff time, crew, mission details and more

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Key milestones in NASA's Artemis moon program

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Can NASA launch a nuclear mission to Mars by 2028?

When NASA announced a new Mars helicopter mission called Skyfall last week, the immediate response from most scientists had little to do with the ambitious plan to launch tiny, robotic aircraft to the...

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NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

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NASA intends to build a base on the moon by the 2030s -- here's why

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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972.

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NASA Begins Countdown For Humanity's First Launch To Moon In 53 Years

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Apollo to Artemis: A look at the legacy of NASA’s moon missions and what’s next

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NASA probe data suggests a more complex sun's magnetic engine

A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection events, revealing a more complex magnetic engine powering the solar wind. Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic energy into explosive kinetic energy,

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What is launching on SpaceX Falcon 9 on March 30? NASA science and tech demos explained

NASA’s CubeSats and technology demonstrations will launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 on March 30, testing communications, thermal protection and in-space capabilities to support research.

A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter

The findings were published March 20 in the journal AGU Advances and were based on data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, after NASA granted an extension to the spacecraft’s operations upon completing a five-year science campaign at Jupiter.

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Science news this week: NASA nuclear rocket and space reproduction

March 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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NASA has 36 projects you can help with right now

NASA is inviting the public to join 36 citizen science projects. Volunteers can help with discoveries from asteroids to Martian clouds. To join, email do-nasa-science-join@lists.nasa.gov with "Subscribe." NASA is allowing everyday citizens to take part in ...

Brunswick science teacher selected for NASA summer program in Texas

A science teacher at St. John's Catholic School in Brunswick is going to spend a week in Texas as part of a program where educators go from teachers to students. It's called the LiftOff Summer

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NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Deliver Artemis Science, Tech to Moon

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston, $180.4 million to deliver NASA-funded science and technology to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program.

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NASA pauses its lunar Gateway plan, a comet reverses its spin and more science news

The first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis moon program may take off in a matter of days, with a launch window that opens on April 1, and as preparations are underway for that, the space agency is refocusing its plan to establish a human presence on the moon.