SpaceX launches huge ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)
Northrop Grumman’s second “Cygnus XL” cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).
Artemis II Splashes Down
NASA/Bill Ingalls This image from April 10, 2026, captures NASA’s Orion spacecraft, with its parachutes deployed, seconds before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II crew accomplished many milestones…
Artemis 3 and beyond: What’s next for NASA after Artemis 2 moon success
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 Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth
NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard…
Moog Technology Keeps Artemis II Astronauts Safe During Historic Lunar Mission
East Aurora, NY – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems, highlights the critical…
Splashdown! Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth after historic NASA mission to the moon
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.
Orion splashes down to successfully end Artemis 2 mission
The first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years successfully concluded with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean April 10. The post Orion splashes down to successfully…
Student Team Finds One of the Oldest Stars in the Universe that Migrated to the Milky Way
A class of undergraduate students at University of Chicago has used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to discover one of the oldest stars in the universe, a…
Why Does Jupiter Have More Large Moons than Saturn?
The two largest planets in our Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn, have the largest systems of moons. However, Jupiter has more large moons than Saturn, which has only one. Since…
NEAF 2026 returns to New York this weekend with all-star astronaut lineup and ‘world’s largest’ space expo
Thousands of enthusiasts, professionals and curious skywatchers will gather this weekend for the world’s largest and most spectacular astronomy and space expo.