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A close-up view of NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System megarocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 20, 2021.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission, 1st flight of new megarocket, won't launch until May

By Mike Wall last updated

An April launch is no longer possible for Artemis 1, which will send an uncrewed Orion capsule around the moon using a huge Space Launch System megarocket.

The Moon
A photo of the 'Apollo can opener' that scientists will use to pierce a 50-year-old container of lunar soul this month.

This tube of lunar soil has been sealed since 1972. NASA is finally about to open it.

By Brandon Specktor published

Scientists are finally opening a 50-year-old tube of lunar soil, which has been vacuum-sealed since the APollo 17 mission.

Astronomy
A data visualization showing the mountainous area west of Nobile Crater and the smaller craters that litter its rim at the moon’s south pole. The Nobile region — the landing site for NASA’s ice-hunting VIPER rover — features areas permanently covered in shadow as well as areas that are bathed in sunlight most of the time.

NASA unveils landing site on the moon for ice-hunting VIPER rover

By Mike Wall published

The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 20).

The Moon
SpaceX selected for future moon missions.

NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit

By Meghan Bartels published

NASA must again stop work on its human moon lander partnership with SpaceX due to a Blue Origin lawsuit, further risking the agency's tight timeline to return astronauts to the moon.

Space Exploration
This image shows liquid hydrogen in the rocket core stage of the Space Launch System as it is safely vented and burned as it naturally warms and boils off during a rehearsal of a countdown to hot fire of the stage’s engines on Dec 20, 2020.

Watch NASA test the world's most powerful rocket ever on Saturday

By Rafi Letzter published

NASA is going to light up the most powerful rocket it's ever built Saturday (Jan. 16), though it won't go anywhere.

Space Exploration
The Space Launch System sits in the middle of NASA's heavy-duty B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

NASA will soon fire up the most powerful rocket ever built

By Rafi Letzter published

NASA plans to ignite an absolutely mammoth rocket on Jan. 17, the largest it's built since the Apollo program

Space Exploration
The U.S. presidential election of 2020 between President Donald Trump (right) and former Vice President Joe Biden will determine NASA's future along with that of the United States.

What does the 2020 presidential election mean for space exploration?

By Mike Wall published

A brief look at the space policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Space
President Donald Trump speaks during his State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020.

Trump touts Space Force in State of the Union address

By Mike Wall published

Space got a couple of shout-outs in President Trump's State of the Union address last night (Feb. 4).

Space
Statues of Artemis and Apollo uncovered in Crete

Statues of Greek Gods Unearthed in Crete

By Rossella Lorenzi published

The sculptures date to the first or second century AD and stand at around 21 inches in height.

Human Behavior
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How Ancient Greeks Chose Temple Locations

By Graciela Flores published

Soil type played a role.

Human Behavior
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