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The space agency outlined a new path for its Artemis moon mission, designed to return humans to the moon using NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for the first time since the final Apollo lunar mission in 1972. NASA's Artemis I mission launched in November 2022, sending an uncrewed Orion space capsule on a trip around the moon and back. If all goes well, NASA could attempt a launch as early as April 1, but it has not officially announced a target date.
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born in a colossal cosmic crash.
NASA is moving a rocket set to send four astronauts into a flyby of the moon off the launchpad. The original launch window opened on February 6, 2026. For Artemis II, launch windows are designed to: Release Orion into high Earth orbit from the SLS rocket, allowing careful monitoring of the astronaut life support systems on board.
Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field. Rather than blocking particles, the magnetic field can funnel them along invisible lines that sometimes stretch all the way to the moon. This explains mysterious gases found in Apollo samples and suggests lunar soil may hold a long-term archive of Earth’s history. It could also become a valuable resource for future lunar explorers.
In India, the supermoon was visible shortly after sunset, giving skywatchers a striking early-evening view (Image source: ANI)The first supermoon of 2026, also known as the Wolf Moon, lit up the night sky on...
From Moon missions to an expedition to Mercury, 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for space. The first part of the year will see four astronauts orbit the Moon for the first time since the Apollo...
On December 30, astronomer Jonathan McDowell posted on X.com: “The abandoned Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module, left in a 125000 x 305000 km orbit in 20...
From lunar flybys and towering robotic landers to rare eclipses and dazzling supermoons, 2026 is shaping up as a banner year for celestial events - with plenty to see both above Earth and far beyond it.
