by News Feed Editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Science
The Artemis II astronauts flew to the Kennedy Space Center Friday to prepare for the scheduled April 1 launch that will take them on a nearly 700,000-mile voyage around the moon and back, the first crew to leave Earth orbit since the final Apollo mission a half...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Science
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Space.com / Josh DinnerCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Artemis 2, NASA’s first launch to the moon in over half a century, has arrived at the Kennedy...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Science
The first woman. The first person of color. The first Canadian.The four people who will soon step aboard a spacecraft for the first human moon mission in more than half a century represent a tapestry of historic milestones. The crew of the NASA-led Artemis II mission...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Science
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to basically tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents.Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Science
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century arrived at their launch site Friday, joining the towering rocket that stands poised to blast off next week and send them around the moon.Artemis II Commander...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Science
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronaut who prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don’t know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said he was eating dinner...