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Why is space do dark even though the Universe is filled with stars?

March 18, 2026

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What is the smallest thing in the Universe?

March 10, 2026

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How do atoms – the building blocks of everything – form?

March 4, 2026

NASA announces major changes to Artemis lunar mission plans

March 1, 2026

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2026 is poised to be an exciting year for space exploration

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orion spacecraft with moon and earth in photo

Orion conducts lunar flyby; captures Earth and Moon in photos

Ken Kremer November 22, 2022

smoke trail of artemis rocket launch into florida's night sky

Artemis era is underway as test flight launches to the Moon

Ken Kremer November 21, 2022

illustration of SLS rocket soaring above clouds

Artemis 1: Here’s what to expect and why it’s important

Jack Burns November 14, 2022

Hurricane delays launch of Artemis to Nov. 16

Ken Kremer November 13, 2022

artemis sculpture on display at Capitoline Museum in Rome, Italy

Who is Artemis? Ancient lunar goddess turned feminist icon

Marie-Claire Beaulieu November 8, 2022

NASA targeting Nov. 14 for next Artemis 1 launch attempt

Ken Kremer October 20, 2022

asteroid Didymos and orbiting moonlet Dimorphos in space

DART mission a success as NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid

David Barnhart September 30, 2022

Artemis second launch attempt set for Saturday afternoon

Ken Kremer September 2, 2022

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Astronomy

Jupiter: The Gas Giant

The Auroras of Planet Earth

Comets are unpredictable beasts

Catch a falling star: Quadrantids ring in 2014

Earth

Spaceport America: A convergence of ideas and events

OCO-2 studying the atmosphere

Project Morpheus: Flying a test bed for future landers

International Space Station

Cygnus delivers to the ISS

Tweeting from the ISS

Fiery end for ESA’s ATV Albert Einstein

Antares delivers Cygnus to ISS

Lunar Exploration

Fly me to the Moon (on the Boeing Space Tug)

China lands Yutu rover on the Moon

LADEE on mission to study Moon’s thin atmosphere

Mars

NASA’s Martian helicopter enters final test phase for 2020 rover

Opportunity completes record-setting 15 year mission on Mars

ITS: SpaceX’s bold vision for crewed exploration of the solar system

Helo, Mars!

Solar System

Universe

Ice and Stone

This Week in History: Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Comet of the Week: The Great Comet of 1882

Special Topic: Carbonaceous Chondrites

This Week in History: September 20-26