The Artemis 2 moon mission’s SLS rocket is on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for testing ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch, and you can watch it 24/7 via this livestream.
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The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.
The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission went into quarantine on Jan. 23, keeping everything on track for a possible launch in early February.
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The Artemis 2 moon mission will send a swatch from the famous Wright Flyer, along with a number of other aerospace artifacts, when it launches in the coming weeks.
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SpaceX launched an advanced, jam-resistant GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Tuesday night (Jan. 27).
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The satellites in Amazon’s new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found.
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We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe.
Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.
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Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.
Blue Origin will use a flight-proven booster on the next launch of its New Glenn rocket. The liftoff, which is targeted for late February, will be just the third for New Glenn to date.
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