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NASA has announced an earlier-than-expected target date to launch the next astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The agency is now targeting Feb. 11 for liftoff of the SpaceX

Refresh Get notified of updates NASA beginning wet dress rehearsal operations Thursday evening (Image credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak) Artemis 2 mission operators at NASA are preparing the Space Launch System (SLS)

Refresh Get notified of updates 2026-01-30T23:44:33.209Z Artemis 2 moon launch may delay ISS Crew-12 mission The Crew-12 astronauts are (from left to right): NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA

Look to the east at sunset tonight to see the full “Snow Moon” rise among the stars of the constellation Cancer, the Crab, as the gas giant Jupiter shines close

If you’ve never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember — if geography is kind to you. Skywatchers in parts

On Tuesday, March 3, our lunar neighbor will turn into a dramatic ‘blood moon’ during the first and only total lunar eclipse of 2026. You won’t want to miss this

Despite the recent delay in Artemis 2’s launch (now postponed until March due to the discovery of hydrogen fuel leaks during the “wet dress rehearsal”), Artemis fever is very much

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a wealth of molecules that could serve as the initial building blocks of life in a bright, relatively close galaxy.

The sky is never clearer than on a cold, starry midwinter night. It is on such occasions, thanks to winter’s exceptional atmospheric transparency, that fainter stars can be seen throughout

The next crewed mission to the International Space Station is soon to get underway. SpaceX’s upcoming Crew-12 launch for NASA will fly a pair of veteran astronauts and a pair