Science May 04

Just 300 miles or so across, this mini Pluto is thought to be the solar system's smallest object.

Science Apr 21

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.

Science Apr 16

In their first news conference since returning to Earth, the three Americans and one Canadian said their lunar flyby puts NASA in a much better position for a moon landing by a crew in two years and an eventual moon…

Science Apr 12

Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.

Science Apr 11

The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before.

Science Apr 09

Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.

Science Apr 07

Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.

Science Apr 07

The three Americans and one Canadian are now headed home, with a splashdown in the Pacific set for Friday.

Science Apr 06

The crew of Artemis II should exceed Apollo 13's distance from Earth by more than 4,100 miles (6,600 kilometers).

Science Apr 06

The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian — a step toward landing boot prints near the moon’s south pole in just two years.