World May 24 China launches latest Shenzhou mission with 1 of 3 astronauts preparing for a yearlong stay China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year. By Han Guan Ng, The Associated Press
Science Apr 12 NASA sets its sights on Artemis III following astronauts' historic moon flyby 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. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Apr 06 Watch 6:00 Artemis II crew breaks distance record on mission around far side of moon The four-astronaut crew of NASA’s Artemis II flew to the far side of the moon and set a record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human. Monday's seven-hour lunar flyby was the most anticipated part of the… By Amna Nawaz, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas, Kate Tobin
Science Mar 28 Meet the Artemis crew on NASA's first moon mission in more than half a century This first Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color and a Canadian, products of a more diversified astronaut corps. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nov 16 NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars' atmosphere By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, mission will help unleash. Continue reading
Mar 06 Another private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, but may have fallen over By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:52 Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA's partnership with the private sector By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas NASA’s partnership with the private sector took a key step forward with a successful moon landing. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the company, Firefly Aerospace, stuck the landing safely early Sunday, making it the first commercial spacecraft to… Continue watching
Dec 22 NASA prepares for Parker Solar Probe to make its closest-ever approach to the sun By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Plans call for the NASA spacecraft on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the… Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: NASA launches Europa Clipper to scour Jupiter moon for life's ingredients By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. Continue reading