The new undergarment is built to keep astronauts cool, breathing and moving.
The new undergarment is built to keep astronauts cool, breathing and moving.
A newly identified bubble of reduced galactic cosmic ray (GCR) flux appears to align with the Sun’s magnetic field, indicating an unexpected interaction between the Sun and Earth that the Moon passes through as it orbits. Credit: Shang et al., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv1908
The crew of NASA’s _Artemis II_ visited the White House Wednesday to celebrate their successful mission around the moon, but they ended up roped into one of the president’s diatribes against NATO.
The astronauts were visibly uncomfortable flanking Donald Trump behind the Resolute Desk as he tossed questions their way regarding the country’s participation in the strategic alliance.
“What do you…
The Artemis II crew – (from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Pilot Victor Glover, and Commander Reid Wiseman – pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home. Credit: NASA
After traveling a greater distance from Earth than any humans before them, the astronauts of Artemis II have safely returned home.
Artemis II's astronauts will splash down in the pacific ocean off Southern California at approximately 7:07 p.m. CT Friday. Space lovers across the Chicago area are counting down to splashdown.
The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.
(RNS) — Both Apollo 8 and Artemis II missions included public references to religion, but astronauts aboard the Artemis’ Orion spacecraft struck a broader, more global tone.
Four astronauts are currently aboard the Orion spacecraft completing the Artemis II mission moon
Astronauts praised for work that has brought the Moon “closer” to scientists.
NASA's mission to the moon reached a pivotal point Monday.
Artemis II remains on course for its lunar flyby as the crew shares historic photos of Earth, tests key systems for future lunar missions, and attempts to fix the toilet.
The astronauts will arrive about 10,300 kilometers beyond our satellite, breaking all previous records for distance from Earth. But how was their route chosen?
Artemis II’s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft made their way to their launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center on 17 January. Credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock
We’re capping off a month at looking at different films directed by women with Hannah Berryman’s documentary, Spacewoman. Kevin Smokler, author of Breaking the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers joins us to talk about this close look at the stellar career of astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot, and later command, a Space Shuttle mission. What’s Good Alonso - Calm…
The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight opportunities for its astronauts.
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In "What'd I MIss?" Ossie recounts the racism Black astronauts have encountered for years, and hopes delays in an upcoming moon voyage aren't repeating it.