The Moon Is Shrinking and That’s Bad News for NASA’s Artemis Program
Do not scratch your eyes: the Moon is slowly shrinking, causing quakes on its surface that complicate NASA’s plans for landing Artemis 3, the first Artemis mission that will make…
These Failed Missions to the Moon Remind Us That Space Is Hard
The Apollo 13 Saturn rocket being rolled out to the launch pad in 1970.Photo: NASA For millennia, our species looked at the Moon as a place that would forever be…
Artemis Delayed: NASA Astronauts Won’t Return to the Moon This Year
NASA is dealing with a host of safety and technical issues related to the spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the Moon, forcing it to postpone two Artemis missions as…
Future Moon-Orbiting Space Station Takes Shape With New Airlock Plans
An artist’s depiction of the Lunar Gateway (left) and airlock (right).Illustration: NASA The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is contributing to the lunar outpost that will be built around the Moon,…
The Year Ahead in Animation
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NASA Astronauts Test Out Moon Elevator for 2025 Landing Mission
Ahead of NASA’s long-awaited return to crewed Moon landings, the space agency is testing an elevator that will carry astronauts from their spacecraft to the lunar surface. If all goes…
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes—Twice—and More Top Moments in Spaceflight for 2023
It’s time to look back at spaceflight in 2023, a real “two steps forward, one step back” kind of year, filled with highs, lows, and everything in between. China’s Plan…
The Soaring Highs and Stark Lows of 2023 in Spaceflight
It’s time to look back at spaceflight in 2023, a real “two steps forward, one step back” kind of year, filled with highs, lows, and everything in between. China’s Plan…
The Most Captivating Spaceflight Images of 2023
A view of Starship’s 33 Raptor engines during its second test flight on November 18.Image: Photo: SpaceX Experimental rockets, Moon landers, planetary flybys, breathtaking spacewalks, and vintage boosters—these are just…
NASA’s Moon-Bound Astronauts Prepare for Emergency Ahead of 2024 Launch
Four astronauts are getting ready to travel to the Moon and back for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, and the space agency is making sure that the crew is well-prepared in…