Tag: Universe
NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts are cruising to the Moon
HOUSTON - This may be the ultimate road trip on cruise control.
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission are now fully locked in [...]
Artemis 2 is on its way to the moon.
The mission's Orion capsule aced a crucial TransLunar injection (TLI) burn this evening (April 2), firing its main engine to leav [...]
Why won’t astronauts land on the moon?
It's all part of the plan.
Artemis 2 is an ambitious mission, sending four astronauts on a 10-day loop around the moon and back to Earth. But it's [...]
T-1 day to NASA’s April 1 launch
NASA is preparing to launch Artemis 2, its first astronaut mission to the moon since 1972, with liftoff set for no earlier than April 1. Liftoff is s [...]
‘We’re all on this journey together’
Four astronauts. Two countries. One destination: the moon.
What does it mean to be the first humans in decades to fly to the moon?
The Art [...]
NASA, hours away from mission back to the moon
NASA is preparing to launch Artemis 2, its first astronaut mission to the moon since 1972, with liftoff set for no earlier than April 1. Liftoff is s [...]
Artemis 2 moon rocket is back at the launch pad
The Artemis 2 rocket that will send astronauts around the moon, as soos as April 1st, is back on the pad and it could launch in less than two weeks.
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A not-so-equal equinox, after all
The spring equinox marks the first day of spring, but daylight actually lasts several minutes longer than night. Here's why the equinox doesn't appea [...]
Meteor Crater still revealing new secrets after 50,000 years
Arizona's Meteor Crater and other scars leftover from collisions with space rocks continue to serve up their secrets.
Meteor Crater formed so [...]
Webb locates former star that exploded as Supernova
Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light tra [...]