An elegant mix of math and gravity powers the Artemis II “free return” trajectory from Earth to the moon and back
Trump speaks with NASA’s Artemis II astronauts after historic moon flyby
On Monday night, the president of the United States called the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft to congratulate them on their moon mission
NASA’s Artemis II crew experience total solar eclipse from space
From the perspective of the Orion capsule, the moon will fully block the sun’s disk for nearly an hour
NASA’s Artemis II moon mission reaches greatest distance from Earth
The space exploration milestone came during a 40-minute period during which the Artemis II astronauts were unable to communicate with Earth
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts break Apollo’s distance record
The four astronauts onboard NASA’s moon mission just broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human
NASA’s Artemis II’s moon flyby is getting underway
Today, the four astronauts of Artemis II are observing the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse.
Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The U.S. studied that option in the 1960s
Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post about using nuclear bombs to cut a new channel in the Strait of Hormuz. There’s history there
NASA’s Artemis II mission is about to pass behind the moon
The fifth day in space for Artemis II saw space suit tests, an Easter egg hunt and final preparations for an imminent close encounter with the moon
NASA’s Artemis II, endangered species and oil, low western U.S. snowpack
An update on NASA’s historic moon mission, alarm over the low snowpack in the western U.S. and a move that could endanger wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico
Where is Artemis II? NASA astronauts near the moon for first time in more than 50 years
Day four of the Artemis II mission to the moon saw the crew start to prepare in earnest for their lunar flyby and experience yet more toilet troubles