Artemis Accords: Why the international moon exploration framework matters | Moon vs. Mars: NASA's ultimate destination has varied over the decades | Photographers capture 'ridiculously detailed image' of the moon for NASA's Artemis 1 launch
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A successful Artemis 1 mission would be a huge achievement for NASA. But a question still hangs in the atmosphere: Should we have skipped the moonshot and aimed straight for Mars?
Two astrophotographers have captured a spectacular photo of the moon with a mind-blowing resolution of 174 megapixels. The photo, called "The Hunt for Artemis," is a tribute to NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission.
A group of NASA astronauts shared an incredible series of images showing them performing a flyby of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket while it sits waiting on the launch pad ahead of its scheduled Artemis 1 launch on Aug. 29.
NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 mission will launch with reused parts from space shuttle flights. The oldest reused component that will fly on Artemis 1 first flew on the maiden flight of which space shuttle?
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(ESA/Mars Express (OMEGA) and NASA/Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (CRISM))
A new map of mineral deposits on Mars could not only change our understanding of past water distribution on the Red Planet but also help create a roadmap for future Mars exploration - including crewed missions.
The billionaire entrepreneur will speak Thursday alongside T-Mobile CEO and President Mike Sievert, during a SpaceX event that begins at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT on Aug. 26).
On Aug. 25, 2012, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft was 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from the sun and scientists determined that the venerable spacecraft had crossed the boundary between the sun's influence and the interstellar medium.
Although Nichols had been a tireless champion of human spaceflight and the recruitment of minority astronauts for decades, she never had the opportunity to travel into space herself while alive. But now her cremated remains will be heading into the heavens thanks to the Texas-based company Celestis.
