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OTD in Space - January 29: Phobos 2 enters orbit around Mars

On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission ...

Artemis II: What to know about the moon missions ahead of planned February launch

Astronauts are preparing to orbit the moon in February, paving the way for long-term exploration. We're about to witness the ...

NASA preps for wet dress rehearsal. When is the Artemis launch date?

NASA's Artemis 2, the 1st crewed flight to the moon in 5 decades, could launch as early as Feb. 6. First, the rocket will ...

Scientists Found a Surprising Way to Track Falling Space Junk

Earthquake sensors are giving scientists a new way to track space junk as it falls back to Earth.
Nuclear Engineering International

NASA tests nuclear space tech

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs ...

Humans head back toward moon for first time in 50 years: Everything to know about NASA's Artemis II

NASA Astronauts will soon be heading back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years - but why are they going, who’s going, ...
Space.comOpinion

NASA's Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program

Artemis II also serves as a bridge to Artemis III, the mission where NASA plans to land astronauts near the moon's south pole ...
Opinion
The EconomistOpinion

For the first time in half a century, astronauts are going back to the Moon

If flying to the Moon were like swimming the English Channel, no one in the 53 years since Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific would have ventured more than 40 metres from the beach. That is about ...