NASA’s Artemis II astronauts put spacecraft systems to the test on 10‑day mission

Artemis II blasts off on a high‑stakes lunar flyby, marking NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in decades

Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is committed to the moon

The second day of the Artemis II moon mission saw the crew perform a series of maneuvers that put the Orion capsule on course for the lunar far side

How NASA’s moon mission could help transform space medicine

Artemis II's AVATAR experiment will see organs-on-a-chip travel to the moon and back, revealing how such a journey affects the body's cells

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts may catch a comet—if it can survive the sun

Amid a journey of celestial spectacles, the Artemis II astronauts may spot a comet—if it survives a dash past the sun

Inge Lehmann and Earth’s deepest Secret

Science writer Hanne Strager explores how the trailblazing Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann overcame self-doubt to discover that Earth has a solid inner core, overturning the long-held belief that it was liquid

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H.H.S. Takes a First Step Toward Restoring Vaccine Advisory Committee

A federal judge last month questioned the legitimacy of the panel and overturned its recent work. A notice suggests that it may be revived on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s terms.

NASA Artemis II astronauts in ‘great spirits,’ space agency officials say as mission nears moon

Friday is the Artemis II mission's third official day as it makes a ten-day journey around the moon and back

What are NASA’s Artemis II astronauts eating? 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee and a lot of hot sauce

The menu for NASA's moon mission has 189 unique items on it and mirrors that of the International Space Station

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Meet the Astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

Can the four astronauts of the NASA mission Artemis II make a difference in a distracted and divided world?

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Highlights from Day 2 of Artemis II.

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The Artemis II crew’s spacecraft feels bigger on the inside than you might think.

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After a long Wednesday, NASA launched its mission back to the moon.

Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science

The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing

Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is now closer to moon than Earth

The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts trek out to fly around the moon

The mathematical formula that reveals when Easter is every year

You can track the start of spring and the phases of the moon—or you can turn to a formula by mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss