NASA announced new contracts for the rovers and landers that will lay the groundwork for the agency’s proposed $30-billion Moon Base — some of which they plan to launch as soon as this fall — during a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA has outlined a multiphase plan to establish a lasting human ...

So far, the plan for the lunar base consists of three phases. The first, from 2026 to 2029, will be dedicated to robotic exploration and experimentation missions. In this phase, NASA and its private ...

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of ...

Venus and the moon will appear close together in the sky on the night of May 18 in an event known as a conjunction. A conjunction occurs when two or more celestial bodies appear near one another from ...

A bright full moon will light up the sky this weekend as it rises in Scorpio. Here's what to know about the special May 2026 flower moon. Tonight's full moon will be the May flower moon, but not the ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission, carrying four astronauts on an out-of-this-world journey, flew around the Moon on Monday. The crew members took turns describing the stunning landscape below and captured ...

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NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Florida with four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. The historic launch, the first crewed lunar mission in 54 years, coincided with April's full ...