Space & PhysicsJanuary 27, 2026
NASA pushes ahead with ‘wet’ dress rehearsal for Artemis II moon mission
A crucial test of NASA’s upcoming crewed flight to the moon is set to take place as soon as Saturday, the agency said
NASA Returns to the Moon
NASA is gearing up to launch four astronauts on a pioneering journey around the moon—the Artemis II mission. Follow our coverage here.
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Space ExplorationJanuary 26, 2026
NASA gears up for a historic lunar flyby, AI gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover the oldest known cave art
What’s on the road to the launch of NASA’s Artemis II, how scientists are using artificial intelligence to help stroke patients speak, and what an Indonesian cave art discovery says about early human migration
Space ExplorationJanuary 17, 2026
NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon is inching toward launch
NASA rolled out the fully stacked Artemis II rocket and Orion capsule on Saturday, embarking on a four-mile journey to the launch pad
Space ExplorationJanuary 16, 2026
NASA’s historic Artemis II moon mission is almost ready to launch
On Friday NASA laid out the time line for Artemis II, humanity’s first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years
Space ExplorationSeptember 17, 2024
Why Is It So Hard to Go Back to the Moon?
NASA’s Artemis moon program faces challenges the Apollo missions never did