On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.

NASA spent years hunting for the original Apollo 11 slow scan and telemetry tapes that could have revealed a sharper, more complete record of humanity’s first steps on the Moon. What they found ...

Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He’s just one of four living ...

The ISS has been continuously occupied in low Earth orbit since November 2000. That this was the first medical evacuation ...

Purple Mountain Observatory’s nanosecond-accurate system could underpin future lunar navigation, habitats and GPS-style ...

While you were likely scrambling to buy last-minute Christmas presents for your friends and family, NASA completed a vital rehearsal for its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon. The space agency ...

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 ...

Four astronauts are preparing for NASA's Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed flight toward the moon in over 50 years. The 10-day mission will circumnavigate the moon but will not include a landing.

It’s been a long time coming. No human has ventured into deep space since the final Apollo mission in 1972, but that is about to change. Four astronauts – three Americans and a Canadian – will soon be ...