On Wednesday, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to the moon since the 1970s.
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NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month
NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have ventured in deep space.
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What to know about Artemis II’s ‘wet dress rehearsal’
As astronauts prepare to fly around the moon, critical testing must occur before there is “Go” for launch.
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Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on lunar lander
Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’s stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to “shift resources” to the company’s lunar landing capabilities.
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Photos: See the dazzling pictures of June’s Strawberry Moon
A strawberry moon occurs during the time of year when strawberries fully ripen.
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Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon
The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter’s launch window opens Feb 26. It’s catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.
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The moon’s grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
The Earth’s Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon’s grand canyons took about ten minutes.
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The first full moon of 2025 is here
This moon phase is nicknamed the Wolf Moon, which is rooted in Native American culture.
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You don’t look a day over 4.35 billion! Here’s the moon’s anti-aging secret
Early interactions with the Earth may have heated up the Moon and caused it to remelt, producing new lunar rocks and erasing old craters.
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NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission once again as it wraps up heat shield investigation
The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least April, 2026.
