36+ min ago  (370+ words) An international research team led by Chinese scientists has identified, for the first time, multiple nitrogen-bearing organic compounds on the surfaces of lunar soil grains, offering new insights into the origin and evolution of early life in the solar system....

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (277+ words) In this side-by-side portrait, a craggy gray moon dwarfs the blue crescent Earth, revealing our world as distant and isolated in the vastness of space." But that loneliness fades with perspective. More than 8 billion people are looking back from that…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (287+ words) NASA's historic Artemis II mission comes to an end on Friday, April 10, when the spacecraft returns from the moon in an unprecedented landing in the Pacific Ocean. Live streaming of the re-entry to Earth will be on several platforms, from…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (316+ words) Thanks for joining us on this historic coverage. This Live blog has now ended." All four astronauts have been safely extracted and recovered from the capsule." The Orion spacecraft has been powered down. The crew will be extracted by the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (798+ words) NASA's latest update about the Artemis II moon mission shows a breathtaking view of Earth as the Orion capsule with four astronauts on board orbits tens of thousands of miles above. Hitching a ride beyond Earth's atmosphere atop NASA's powerful…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (794+ words) The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1730+ words) When four astronauts set off on their historic trip around the moon in NASA's 16. 5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft, they knew they'd be testing a known flaw with their spacecraft - one that had some experts urging the space agency not to fly…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (283+ words) Four astronauts on the Artemis II moon flyby mission are making history and breaking barriers as they approach the halfway point of their 10-day mission on Monday. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (698+ words) With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What's next? And how do you top that? "To people all around the world who look up and dream about what is possible, the long…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (208+ words) HOUSTON " Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming "fireball" return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound. The Artemis II crew, from…...