NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space.

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space. The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment (LECP) was turned off on Friday (April 17) to ensure Voyager 1 has more time available to cont…

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Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap.

On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, spla…

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target.

At the beginning of the week, Curiosity arrived right on target on the rim of the 10-meter (33 feet) “Antofagasta” crater.   The crater looked fresh and deep as we had hoped with a nice well-defined rim that didn't look too eroded, but the bottom of it turned out to be f…

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Nasa’s curiosity finds organic molecules never seen before on Mars.

After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. Of the 21 carbon-containing molecules identified in the sample, seven of…

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NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. The finding marks the first time a new kind of chemical experiment has been performed on another plan…

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NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today.

NASA's newest space telescope is ready for its moment on stage  —  and soon, in space. The agency will unveil the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Tuesday (April 21) at 4 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), and you can watch the event live here at Space.com courtesy of NASA. Read mo…

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NASA Welcomes Latvia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

The Republic of Latvia signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 62nd nation to commit to responsible space exploration for all humanity.  “We are proud to welcome Latvia to the Artemis Accords…

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NASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference.

Fresh off their return to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their historic mission around the Moon. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina…

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Hubble Spies an Active Spiral.

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from E…

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Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Launches to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew.

At 7:41 a.m. EDT, more than 11,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft for the company’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. The spacecraft …

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Artemis II astronauts splash down off California’s coast after a historic journey around the moon.

Artemis II returns home: The astronauts successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET as planned, concluding a monumental and risky 10-day journey around the moon and back that took them farther from Earth than anyone in human history. What happens ne…

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Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says.

Traveling far from her home planet helped Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch appreciate it even more. Koch and her crewmates talked with some of their International Space Station (ISS) counterparts on Tuesday (April 7), a day after Artemis 2's epic flyby of the moon. And…

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The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem.

The loo on Artemis 2's Orion capsule has gotten a lot of attention since the moon mission launched on April 1, and not just because it's the first privy ever to fly beyond Earth orbit. (NASA's Apollo astronauts did their business into handheld bags.) The Artemis …

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Artemis II's photo haul of the Earth and moon doesn't disappoint.

Artemis II astronauts spent Monday rounding the moon's edge, digital cameras in hand, snapping views of craters, an eclipse, and a blue marble rising and setting in deep space. Inside NASA's Orion spacecraft, Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission s…

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SpaceX delays next Starship test launch by a month, Musk says.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the company's next Starship test ​flight will take place in May and ‌not April as originally scheduled. Musk posted on social media platform X that the next flight of ​Starship’s V3 vehicle was four to ​six weeks away, or in the f…

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China targets 140 launches in 2026 amid commercial space surge.

China plans to conduct around 140 orbital launches this year, according to a commercial launch executive, marking a sharp acceleration in the country’s launch cadence. Yang Yiqiang, founder and chairperson of CAS Space, said China’s launches are expected to reach around 140 …

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Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth.

Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they pass the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon. The mission's commander, Reid Wiseman, took the "spectacular" images, Nasa says, after the crew completed a…

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Artemis 2 LIVE: Moon mission updates

NASA has successfully launched Artemis 2, its first astronaut mission to the moon since 1972. Liftoff took place at 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 GMT), sending four astronauts into Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft, where they are now preparing for the next phase of their journe…

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Relive NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch to the moon in these stunning photos.

On Wednesday (April 1), NASA launched its history-making Artemis 2 mission, which will see humanity return to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in over half a century. Not only this, but Artemis 2 will carry humans farther into space than they have ever ventured b…

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