As NASA looks to Artemis II launch, space industry honors Apollo 1

NASA's first tragedy is recalled annually at Launch Complex 34. This year is different, as the Artemis II mission sits on the ...

Fly me to the moon: On a mission to Florida’s classic Space Coast

Has driving through history ever been so cool, beautiful and timely than visiting Cape Canaveral, the original and current ...

February's Sky Above: PNW connections to NASA Artemis II launch

The February episode of The Sky Above features a look at astronomical events happening this month, including a parade of ...

NASA’s skywatching tips for February include a planetary parade and a moon mission

NASA has released its monthly skywatching update on what to look out for over the coming weeks, and you can probably guess which event tops the list. That’s right: the Artemis II mission. NASA is ...
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Amazing solar orbiter views of Mercury transiting the Sun

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...

Here’s a look at the significance of sending animals to space

Jan. 31 marks the day Ham, a chimpanzee, was launched into sub-orbital space in a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket to ...

This day in history: Ham the astrochimp journeys to space

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first hominid to travel into space, marking a critical milestone in ...
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U.S. Space Program

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II.

From ‘Apollo 13’ to ‘Galaxy Quest,' astronauts share their favorite space movies

Ahead of the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, astronauts share the movies ...

Streaks on Mercury show that it is not a 'dead planet'

Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why ...