President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now, the ...
The origin of the Moon has fascinated scientists for decades. The most widely accepted theory suggests that the Moon formed ...
This could be a big deal. The network, designed by Nokia Bell Labs, could mark the beginning of a new era in space ...
But the mission will also bring something that’s never been installed on the moon or anywhere else in space before—a fully ...
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...
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As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...
A former NASA astronaut has donated state of Kansas flags that made trips to the moon and back to the Cosmosphere.
Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...
"Thanks for all your effort," wrote the first moonwalker. Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as explained in his ...
Boeing told employees in its SLS moon rocket program on Saturday that it plans to make around 400 layoffs as NASA's Artemis ...
Some of the components for the crucial mission at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans even come from Kansas City.