Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS
The race to replace the ageing International Space Station is heating up after US company Vast announced a mission to fly an astronaut to its planned Haven-1 station next year...
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World beyond Pluto may have atmosphere: astronomers
A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy objects in our cosmic backyard.
Back on Earth, Artemis II crew still finding their footing
Nearly a week after their Pacific splashdown, the astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission that flew around the Moon told reporters Thursday they have yet to fully grasp the magnitude of the moment.
Artemis crew urges unity on ‘lifeboat’ Earth
Artemis II astronauts expressed awe on Saturday over their record-setting lunar flyby mission, urging unity on Earth after witnessing the planet’s isolation like a ‘lifeboat’ in space.
Artemis II astronauts return to Earth completing mission around Moon
The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts splashed down as planned Friday off the California coast, capping the US space agency’s successful crewed test mission around the Moon, the first such flyby in more than 50 years...
Artemis astronauts to shed light on space health risks
While the Artemis II astronauts have been protected from the icy vacuum of space on their journey, their bodies have nonetheless been left exposed to possibly high levels of radiation — a danger of space travel that NASA is anxiously waiting to study...
Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them
They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the Moon, but as they sped closer to home the Artemis astronauts said Wednesday they have barely started processing the extraordinary experience they shared...
Crew witnesses meteorite impacts on Moon
During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon, a sight that has piqued scientists’ curiosity...
Artemis II crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home
The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset — the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon’s horizon — on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby.
Lunar crater named after Artemis commander’s deceased wife
Artemis astronauts at the outer edge of human space travel had an emotional moment Monday as they proposed to name a crater in honour of the deceased wife of mission commander Reid Wiseman...
Artemis crew to set space distance record
Four Artemis II astronauts are taking a giant step for humankind Monday when they shoot deeper into space than anyone before and glimpse parts of the Moon never seen by the naked eye.