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Three mannequins and several biological and radiation experiments will assess the radiation environment near the moon during Artemis 1.

NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission is the first-ever space mission designed to test planetary defense technologies in asteroid deflection.

The OMOTENASHI mission is the only secondary payload on Artemis 1 that will have a controlled landing on the surface of the moon.

NASA's Europa Clipper probe, which will look for traces of life on Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa, is coming together at an assembly lab that saw the birth of some of the space agency's most iconic missions.

NASA has already identified its top candidate panelists for the UFO study, which is expected to begin this fall and last about nine months.

Astronomers are looking for clouds made of vaporized gems and metals on faraway exoplanets.

On the morning of Friday (Aug. 18), the moon and Mars will both be visible in the eastern sky.

A 66 million-year-old impact crater has been discovered off the coast of West Africa, raising questions about just how many deadly space rocks the dinosaurs had to deal with.

New research suggests that the expansion of the universe could be measured using colliding black holes as 'spectral sirens.'

China is continuing to boost its options for launching small satellites with a new rocket called the Smart Dragon 3, which is expected to fly for the first time soon.

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule will leave the International Space Station Thursday morning (Aug. 18), and you can watch the departure live.

A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended early today (Aug. 17) after a cosmonaut suffered a problem with his suit.

You can save on launch sets that come with rockets of their own, too.

The soil and water of Mars are normally too harsh for crops, but research led by a then-high schooler finds that alfalfa plants and photosynthetic bacteria might help make conditions fit for farming.

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A spacewalk outside the International Space Station was cut short Wednesday (Aug. 17) after Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev experienced an electrical problem with his Orlan spacesuit.

Artemis is NASA's plan to go back to the moon.

The golden glowing ring of matter seen in the first-ever image of a black hole has been remastered, revealing the action of gravity around such cosmic titans.

A small metal rod joined NASA's new moon-bound rocket for an overnight move to the launch pad, serving as a symbolic marker for the milestone event at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A strong geomagnetic storm may hit Earth on Thursday (Aug. 18), triggering stunning aurora displays farther away from the polar regions than usual.

Watch the moon as it appears to "hop" over Uranus in the afternoon sky tomorrow (Aug. 18).