NASA to launch Artemis II crew on mission around moon
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NASA's 'decade of Venus' exploration may bank on 1 probe: 'Not everything can move forward'
NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.
Artemis II will test NASA’s crew capabilities in deep space and gather more information that could ultimately help send astronauts to Mars.
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Trump pitches an "America First" message around NASA’s Moon mission
President Donald J. Trump has wrapped NASA’s Moon mission in the same nationalist branding that defines the rest of his policy agenda, setting hard deadlines of 2028 for a crewed lunar landing and 2030 for a permanent outpost.
NASA's Artemis II two-hour launch window opens at 6:24 pm ET Wednesday, April 1, 2026. See best places on Florida's Treasure Coast to watch liftoff.
NASA's new chief – Jared Isaacman — the youngest to ever hold the position, sat down with a reporter from NBC News to discuss the agency's future, particularly plans for space exploration. He had some pretty interesting things to say, but most notably ...