Space & Physics

The Orion spacecraft just completed its last planned major fuel burn, setting its course for the rest of its 10-day journey around the moon and back

The first day of the Artemis II mission saw the crew enter Earth orbit and prepare for their journey around the moon

NASA launched the Artemis II moon mission on Wednesday, April 1—a date that will enable the crew to observe the moon pass in front of the sun from space

A daring 10-day voyage took four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

The four astronauts onboard the Orion spacecraft will carry out a packed schedule during their trip around the moon’s far side

The U.S. space agency on Wednesday evening launched four astronauts on what may be a record-breaking trip around the moon—see the spacecraft live

On their voyages to the moon, NASA’s astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously

Scientists are designing techniques to smash up space rocks that could be headed our way

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, winners of the latest Turing Award, spent their lives touting the advantages of the quantum world

A major solar storm during the Artemis II mission could harm astronauts. Here’s how NASA is protecting them

Elon Musk’s space Internet company said this satellite, which appears to have blown to pieces, did not appear to pose a risk to the ISS or the upcoming NASA moon mission

The U.S. space agency’s Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before the end of Donald Trump’s presidency