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"Rise Wiseman" might be the most beloved mission mascot in history.

A little patience, luck and a well-placed camera can still deliver a dazzling fireball — even from a city.

Astronauts aboard Artemis 2 and the ISS connected across a record-breaking Earth–moon distance in the farthest crew call ever made in space.

The comet is already visible to the naked eye ahead of its perihelion passage on April 19.

Scientists warn that extreme space weather could influence human behavior, from panic buying to protests and misinformation.

It just goes on and on, my friends.

"This is the least transparent NASA budget request I've ever seen — and I've literally looked through every single one since 1960."

The uncrewed Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft, the S.S. Steven R. Nagel, arrived at the International Space Station on Monday (April 13), bringing with it about 11,000 pounds of supplies.

Rise joined the Artemis 2 crew as a mascot of the moon, bearing 5.6 million names. But the mascot quickly took on a new meaning.

Artemis 2's Victor Glover and Christina Koch are all smiles after splashdown.

The Artemis 2 mission to the moon beamed back some incredible photos, and we've rounded up the best ones.

New research shows that craters near the moon's south pole that have been in permanent shadow the longest are more likely to contain the most water ice.

A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event.

Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on.

Experience the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse from Spain and Iceland with festivals, spa sessions and skywatching events along the path of totality.

The Artemis 2 astronauts are back on Earth, and they've begun processing their historic moon mission. But it's still tough for them to put the experience into words.

On Episode 205 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the flight of Artemis 2.

Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).

NASA doesn't plan to rest on its laurels after the historic success of its Artemis 2 moon mission. Here are the agency's ambitious plans for Earth's nearest neighbor.

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts came home today (April 10), wrapping up an epic mission that broke spaceflight records and set the stage for even more ambitious moonshots to come.

Thousands of enthusiasts, professionals and curious skywatchers will gather this weekend for the world’s largest and most spectacular astronomy and space expo.