A new study of lunar rocks suggests Earth's water might not have come from meteorites

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This ...

NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.

Artemis mission live: NASA's mega-rocket painstakingly crawls towards launch pad

The NASA mega-rocket set to carry four astronauts on a 10-day test trip around the moon is on its way to its launch pad at ...

NASA's Artemis II moon crew will see views 'human eyes have not seen'

As they fly around the moon, the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II will see views never seen by the human eye. Here's how.

NASA’s Giant Rocket Completes Slow Roll Toward Artemis II Moon Voyage

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule were transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as ...

NASA juggling piloted moon mission and space station crew replacement flight

Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around ...

Inside NASA’s plan to defeat moon dust. (And why it matters more than you think.)

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.
Space.com

How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...
Channel 3000

Astronomers now say the moon is eating up molecules from Earth’s atmosphere

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and have been landing on the moon for billions ...
Smithsonian Magazine

It’s Almost ‘All Systems Go’ for Artemis 2 to Take the Next Giant Leap Toward Stepping on the Moon Again

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the ...
The Hill

In 2026, NASA’s return to the moon goes into high gear

If 2022 was the year the return to the moon officially started with the uncrewed flight of Artemis I, 2026 will be the year it goes into high gear. The moon is about to become a much-traveled-to ...
Astronomy

Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth?

During its initial molten phase, the Moon experienced tidal bulges on its near and far sides due to Earth's immense gravitational pull. The Moon's rotation initially carried these gravitationally ...