NASA needs nuclear power for its moon base. Here’s the White House plan to get it
If the U.S. is ever to set up a permanent outpost on the moon, it will need nuclear power. The White House just released a road map to get it as soon as 2028
Artemis III sets up a high‑stakes test of rival moon landers
In 2027’s Artemis III mission, the space agency aims to test two challengers, SpaceX and Blue Origin, for a lunar landing mission
How strange new ‘altermagnets’ could rewrite physics
How the discovery of altermagnets could change physics and computing
Space hotels are coming soon
With the rise of private orbital habitats, vacations in space are becoming a real possibility for the ultrawealthy
NASA’s moon plans relegate space planes to an almost-forgotten future
After all these years, Dream Chaser—a commercial U.S. space plane—is still chasing the dream of spacecraft that can fly from orbit to airports
Artemis proves NASA can return to the moon. Now comes the hard question: Why?
Artemis II’s safe return from lunar orbit sparks a debate over the costs, climate effects and long‑term value of going back to the moon
See NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon in 12 stunning photos
The Artemis II mission’s 10-day odyssey around the moon and back was captured in stunning photographs at every moment. Here are 12 of our favorite images
‘Moon joy’ and the overview effect—how views from space change us
Artemis II’s views from space trigger a special type of awe. Psychologists suggest holding onto it
Artemis II reveals why humans still love the moon
The triumph of NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in a half-century is a reminder of what the moon really means for Earth—and why we’re going back
NASA’s Artemis II moon mission splashes down
NASA’s Orion capsule and the four astronauts on board have made it back to Earth after 10 days in space and a record-breaking mission around the moon and back
New fundamental physics measurement deepens quantum mystery
A new calculation helps narrow down the mass of the W boson, one of the heaviest fundamental particles in the universe
NASA’s Artemis II crew returns to Earth
On Friday these four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission around the moon