Many years, Latinos in the U.S. celebrate moms on May 10 and the second Sunday of May. This year, the calendar combines two Mother’s Days into one.

The SLS core stage for the Artemis 3 mission is moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center April 28. Credit: Richard P Gallagher WASHINGTON — More than two months after NASA ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told lawmakers on Monday that SpaceX and Blue Origin, the agency’s two lunar lander contractors, say they could have their spacecraft ready for the next Artemis ...

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The Artemis II crew returned to Earth after a 10-day mission that flew them around the moon. Since returning, the astronauts have been readapting to Earth's gravity and conducting simulated moonwalks.

Artemis II aced its trial-by-fire reentry, despite some concerns that the Orion spacecraft's heat shield would not hold up, a ghostly photo of the spacecraft's underside taken soon after splashdown ...

When Artemis 2 came blazing back to Earth on April 10, all eyes were on the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. This critical hardware, designed to protect the capsule and its crew from the extreme ...

"We leaned under and looked at the bottom of that thing, and for four humans just looking at the heat shield, it looked wonderful to us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The four astronauts who flew on the Artemis II mission were selected during the Biden administration. Planning for the mission began, however, under the first Trump administration and, as a whole, has ...

The Moon, backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, is photographed by NASA's Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II mission. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. As each ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NASA’s Artemis II crew splashed down safely off San Diego’s coast Friday, completing humanity’s first lunar ...