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The SEA STAR crew officially became aquanauts after having spent more than 24 hours underwater in a state of so-called saturation.
Analog astronauts: How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions

By Michaela Musilova Published

How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions

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Artist's illlustration of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which launched to Earth orbit in November 2004 and will soon fall out of space.
NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt

By Mike Wall Published

NASA has officially ended the mission of its Swift Observatory, after a private satellite failed to meet up with the aging spacecraft in orbit.

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Illustration of SpaceX's Starship docked with NASA's Orion capsule on the Artemis III mission.
NASA lays out plan for Artemis 3 moon-lander test flight — but when will it launch?

By Mike Wall Published

NASA just gave us our best look yet at its Artemis III moon-lander test flight, which is scheduled to launch to Earth orbit next year. But a firm liftoff date has not yet been announced.

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background image close up of the moon with Earth in the background and the inset image is a man standing up talking into a microphone.
'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

Victor Glover recalls how a suspected cabin leak warning came just 15 minutes before a crucial engine burn — and why receiving it just five minutes later could have changed everything.

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The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission captured this photo of a crescent Earth on April 6, 2026, as they began passing behind the moon.
Watch NASA's update on accelerating Artemis moon plans today

By Mike Wall Published

NASA will provide an update about its Artemis III mission and its plans to land astronauts on the moon during a press conference today (Oct. 23). Here's how to watch it live.

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A composite image of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander (left) and SpaceX’s Starship lander (right) on the lunar surface.
When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update)

By Josh Dinner Published

NASA has updated the timeline for its Artemis III mission and mapped out the expected progress for SpaceX and Blue Origin's respective moon landers.

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An artist’s concept of JAXA’s gold-foiled Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft at Mars with an odd-shaped moon in the background.
Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

By Josh Dinner Published

MMX could be the first spacecraft to ever return from orbit around the Red Planet.

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President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to pioneering computer scientist Margaret Hamilton on Nov. 22, 2016.
Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)

By Dean Robbins Published

The world will miss Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering programmer who helped NASA land Apollo astronauts on the moon. But we will always have her example to inspire us.

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'Let's all choose to make tomorrow better', Artemis II astronauts honored with Stephen Hawking Medal at Starmus

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

The Artemis II crew have joined an impressive list of honourees, including Buzz Aldrin, Jane Goodall and David Attenborough.

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NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 mission commander Jessica Meir snapped this photo of northern Africa from the International Space Station. She posted it on X on Sept. 27, 2026.
'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space

By Mike Wall Published

The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission wish that we could all see Earth as they just did — as a beautiful but fragile outpost of life in a vast void.

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