Possible city-killer asteroid hurtles by Earth — and it’s among closest one has ever been ‘without hitting’: scientist

The newly discovered space rock is said to make a close call early next week, flying by Earth, but rather than panic, ...

NASA’s Next-Gen Processor Is 500 Times More Powerful Than Current Space Chips

NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing project began testing the next-generation processor in February, sending an ...

NASA fast-tracks Artemis III Earth-orbit test mission ahead of lunar return

While many along the Space Coast are still marveling about the Artemis II liftoff in April, NASA is accelerating plans for ...

Is NASA delaying the Moon landing again? Artemis III may become an Earth-Orbit test mission

NASA’s Artemis IV mission is currently targeted for 2028 and could become the first crewed Moon landing mission of the ...

NASA Reveals New Details About Artemis 3—and It’s a Bit Weird

The agency still has big decisions to make, but the preliminary mission plans include some interesting choices.

NASA confirms a bus-sized asteroid will make a flyby from Earth on May 13—Is this dangerous?

A bus-sized asteroid named 2026 JA1 will safely pass Earth on May 13, 2026, at a distance of about 605,000 miles. NASA ...

NASA airplane in Colorado Springs mapping the West for critical mineral resources

A NASA airplane designed around the U-2 spy plane of Cold War fame is calling Colorado Springs home, flying from the Colorado Springs Airport as the U.S. Geologic Survey and NASA partner to survey ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Named Psyche like the ...
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NASA redefines Artemis III as complex Earth-orbit test mission

Mission profile shift: Artemis III will now remain in low Earth orbit to test critical systems instead of attempting a crewed lunar landing. Testing new systems: The mission will trial Orion’s docking ...

NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain

NASA announced Wednesday that it will fly the Artemis III mission in low-Earth orbit and that it continues to target 2027 for ...