A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and University of New Mexico argues that the Moon's surface record sets a hard limit on that possibility: even under generous assumptions,

The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept around for the Space Shuttle Program. Now, the vehicle is back to its original purpose of positioning Moon-bound rockets on their launch pads.

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA’s Artemis 2 mission set to launch in 2026. Decades after the last Apollo astronauts gazed back at our celestial neighbor,

Artemis isn’t just about returning to the Moon. It’s about building the systems needed to operate beyond Earth orbit.

Since the end of the Apollo program in 1972, NASA has been looking for ways to return back to the moon. In 2022, the space agency launched the Artemis 1 moon mission, an uncrewed spacecraft that laid the foundations for the missions coming after it.

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding habitable worlds,

This week NASA announced a list of launch opportunities for Artemis II , the mission that will bring 4 astronauts including North Carolina's own Christina Koch. But how is each selected?

Legendary astronaut and space pioneer Buzz Aldrin is celebrating his 96th birthday today, marking another remarkable milestone in a life that has helped define humanity’s journey beyond Earth.

A realistic and cost-effective path for the United States to advance the exploration and development of the moon, and to keep our nation in the forefront of that enterprise, is to dramatically increase robotic exploration efforts and to focus with urgency ...