The Artemis 2 astronauts who will become the first humans in more than 40 years to fly on a lunar mission are in quarantine. Here's what that means.

Four astronauts are on the verge of becoming the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic Apollo era came to an end. As early as February, the crew of a mission known as Artemis 2 will board the U.S. space ...

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.

"What they’re talking about doing is crazy." The post Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is About to Launch With Astronauts Aboard appeared first on Futurism.

NASA has been sending missions to Mars to explore the planet and broaden our understanding, with rovers playing a central part. The term rover refers to a robotic vehicle used to explore distant places like the moon or Mars' surface. They take images, map ...

Learn how NASA’s satellite fleet helps provide weather Information for the missions on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Explore NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the giant garage where spacecraft are assembled.