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Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?NASA's Artemis II mission is sending humans back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. Here are the reasons why the U.S. wants to return.
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Can you see Earth's shadow?Earth's shadow follows the planet as it orbits the sun. You can get a sense of its enormous, awe-inspiring size by seeing this silhouette cast on objects ranging from satellites to the moon.
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Exceptionally rare sighting of planets colliding may shed light on the crash that formed the moonAstronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.
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'City killer' asteroid will narrowly miss the moon, James Webb Telescope revealsThe "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.
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NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moonNASA's Artemis II is on track to shoot for the moon in April after engineers fixed the helium issue that grounded the mission's rocket last month.
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'Blood moon' total eclipse dazzles millions around the world (photos)Here are the first images of the March 3 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse visible over North America, Australia, and eastern Asia.
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Fresh look at Apollo moon rocks solves decades-old lunar mysteryThe lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggested the moon had a strong magnetic field. A new analysis shows the opposite.
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'Blood moon' total lunar eclipse: How to see the March 3 celestial spectacle from anywhere on EarthThe final "blood moon" total lunar eclipse until 2029 is coming to North America this Tuesday (March 3). Here's how to watch it online.
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NASA set to roll Artemis rocket back for urgent repairs after yet another delayNASA is about to roll its Artemis II moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to fix a helium flow issue that guarantees astronauts won't fly around the moon in March.
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