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Following the Success of Artemis II, Scientists Will Shape What Comes Next for Lunar Exploration

NASA plans to launch more lunar missions after the success of Artemis II, signaling a renewed era for lunar exploration and ...
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I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sun

A NASA researcher in planetary sciences explains how he discovered a new meteor shower linked to a disintegrating asteroid.

5 takeaways from NASA’s biggest test in decades

Amid what some call a new space race, the historic journey around the moon tested a spacecraft that had never before been ...

Highlights From NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Splashdown

NASA is showing us the inside of the Integrity capsule, in which the Artemis II crew is flying home. They are helmeted in their orange spacesuits. The commander Reid Wiseman and the pilot Victor ...

Artemis II’s Heat Shield Has Known Flaws. If It Cracks While Astronauts Return to Earth, the Results Could Be Catastrophic

The Artemis II crew is about to face what experts are calling the most dangerous part of their mission: returning home.

A cracked heat shield rattled NASA after Artemis I. Now, Artemis II will put the fix to the test

When Artemis II reenters earth's atmosphere, NASA will test out a new trajectory, calculated after the heat shield for its ...
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Danette Farnsworth, BHS graduate & NASA astrophysicist, contributes to Artemis II mission

Danette Farnsworth knew when she saw the solid-fuel boosters separate from the Artemis II, everything was good. “I said, ...