Apollo 10’s near‑Moon landing return hit 40,000 km/h, a re‑entry speed record untouched for 57 years. When the Apollo 10 command module sliced through Earth’s atmosphere on 26 May 1969, it did so at a blistering 36 397 feet per second – roughly 39 938...

individuals who represent a broader cross-section of humanity than the Apollo astronauts of the past. During the Apollo missions between 1968 and 1972, all lunar travelers were American men. Artemis II tells a different story. The crew includes a woman,...

NASA readies Artemis III with fresh lunar lander tests to boost confidence ahead of the next crewed Moon landing. NASA is gearing up for Artemis III, the next crewed mission that aims to land astronauts near the Moon’s south‑polar region, by launching...

stands taller than the Statue of Liberty. It generates more thrust at liftoff than the Saturn V rockets that powered Apollo missions. Its role is simple in concept but staggering in execution: propel a crewed spacecraft safely out of Earth’s gravity...

NASA is deploying radar and seismic sensors to investigate a mysterious lunar pit that could house a massive cave, offering shelter for future astronauts. NASA is preparing to probe one of the Moon’s most compelling geological mysteries. The agency has...

NASA’s GIMLI mission will explore the Marius Hills pit to determine if the lunar opening leads into a vast, hidden underground lava tube. NASA has greenlit an ambitious mission concept aimed at probing the lunar subsurface to confirm the existence of...

validated this methodology using the Moon, leveraging existing orbital data and physical samples returned by the Apollo missions to ensure their calibration techniques were sound. “The glass beads serve a similar function as calibration weights on a...

New infrared analysis reveals Mercury’s surface has far less silicon dioxide than previously thought, pointing to a much more intense volcanic history. New analytical data suggests that the surface of Mercury is significantly less rich in silicon...

Three forgotten NASA reels containing rare, original Apollo 11 moonwalk footage have sold at auction for $1.82 million decades after being rediscovered. In 1976, an engineering student named Gary George attended a routine government surplus auction at...

A UFO‑shaped structure has landed at Kennedy Space Center, and could play a key role in NASA’s Artemis III Moon mission. NASA has taken delivery of an unusually shaped piece of equipment linked to the Artemis III program. Though its silhouette...

New close‑up of asteroid Kamoʻoalewa shows its unique shape as scientists plan detailed studies and future sample missions to uncover its origins. China’s Tianwen‑2 probe has snapped the inaugural close‑up photograph of Kamoʻoalewa, a diminutive...

NASA’s new Artemis II archive offers unprecedented lunar imagery, crew observations, and insights into the mysterious flashes spotted above the Moon. NASA has officially released an expansive archive of scientific data gathered during the Artemis II...

of the objects. In the case of the Moon, which is monitored by laser pulses bounced off retroreflectors left during the Apollo missions, these disturbances would manifest as tiny fluctuations in the Earth-Moon distance. With millimeter-scale precision...

Hidden in a carton for 32 years, three unassuming tape reels have been valued at over a million dollars after their contents were finally revealed. In June 1976, an engineering student attending a government surplus sale at Ellington Air Force Base...

Astronaut Ron Garan reveals how a single, life-changing realization from orbit completely transformed his perspective on our fragile planet Earth. From the vantage point of orbit, the complex machinery that dictates human existence undergoes a striking...

massive asteroid will sweep closer than many satellites, creating a rare sky event Asteroid Apophis will skim the Earth at roughly 32,000 km on 13 April 2029, an altitude lower than many geosynchronous satellites. Although the object will not collide...

Scientists aimed a laser at the Soviet Lunokhod 1 rover after A modest mirror that the Soviet Union placed on the Moon during the 1970s was presumed missing for decades. In 2010, researchers finally located the rover that carried the device, reviving a...

After months in space, a rocket finally reaches the Moon, delivering new orbital images that capture the aftermath of a rare lunar event. In the pre‑dawn hours of 5 August 2026, South Korea’s Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, better known as Danuri,...

New lunar rocks from a previously hidden region expose Earth’s early violent history, offering scientists decades‑long sought evidence. Analyses of rocks retrieved from the Moon’s far side indicate that the early Solar System experienced a prolonged...

Tiny chemical clues inside Moon dust show what kinds of asteroids hit the Earth–Moon system for billions of years, and why those impacts added very little water to Earth. Earth has a short memory. Its surface is always changing as continents move,...