Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the shop | Space photo of the day Feb. 27, 2026

NASA brought its mega moon rocket back into the shop for repairs on Feb. 25, 2026, just as the sun was setting over the Florida Space Coast.

Curiosity rover finds clues to Mars’ watery past in rocky ‘spiderwebs’

The web-like features are believed to be sculpted by ancient groundwater, offering new clues about the Red Planet’s watery past.

Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn’t launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests

A new method of predicting when a superflare will erupt from the sun suggests that we are in the middle of such a period now — and that could be bad news for the Artemis 2 astronauts.

US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch

The U.S. Space Force is putting an indefinite halt on all national security missions aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, following a repeat anomaly with the rocket’s side boosters.

NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report

NASA has replaced two bigwigs in its human spaceflight program, just a week after releasing a report criticizing how the agency handled the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner astronaut taxi.

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down after historic ISS-boosting mission (video)

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returned to Earth on Friday (Feb. 27) after spending six months docked with the International Space Station.

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket returns to hangar for repairs. When could it fly?

NASA has returned its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where engineers can diagnose and repair an issue with the vehicle’s upper stage.

NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station

NASA has shed more light on last month’s early end to SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, at the request of the astronaut who experienced the medical issue that caused their return.

Rocket Lab launches hypersonic scramjet vehicle for the US military

Rocket Lab launched a scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle for the U.S. military to suborbital space on Friday (Feb. 27).

Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026

Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.