Hours before Artemis II launched, people started filing onto the beach at Canaveral National Seashore. They carried folding chairs, coolers, and blankets across the sand, trying to pick the perfect spot with an open view of the sky.
Today is a historical day! The first crewed mission of the Artemis program is set for launch this evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Everything seems to be going NASA's way as the countdown proceeds toward a Wednesday launch of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century.
The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site.
NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts.
The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station.
NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
Wednesday marked 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger accident that killed seven crew members. The mission was not just to launch satellites but to launch the first teacher in space.
Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago.
NASA's Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired.
Strong solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. have delayed the launch of Blue Origin's big new rocket.
A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown.
A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station.
Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years.
The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary are back on Earth.
The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.
A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary's first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station.
The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck.
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.
A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles.
SpaceX is set to launch 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Monday, March 31. The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.
A 71-year-old Canadian citizen was accused of taking drone photos of “vital defense installation and equipment” at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years of the universe.
SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.
Blue Origin will try again to launch its massive new rocket as early as Thursday after calling off the debut launch because of ice buildup in critical plumbing.
A countdown is on at NASA’s Florida spaceport for a unique rocket engine test experience. Visitors will get a close-up view of a simulated rocket engine test fire directly underneath the nozzle.
Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months.
Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 recently launched its 31st Dragon Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
A NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.
Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.
NASA will decide this weekend whether Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they've been waiting since June.
A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean.
Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago.
