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A worsening leak on June 5 forced five crew members to prepare for an emergency evacuation.
The New Glenn explosion could seriously delay the timetable for returning to the Moon.
As humanity prepares for future lunar missions and landing on Mars, we need to develop sustainable and mobile medical systems for astronauts.
The technology could make it easier to send both humans and cargo to the red planet.
A photography expert explains how a photographer makes artistic decisions that an AI algorithm or robot can’t replicate.
Going to the Moon isn’t just about science. Novelist Jules Verne predicted some of the societal ramifications modern lunar missions are creating today.
The successful mission marks the beginning of a new chapter in lunar exploration.
Viewers on Earth have experienced the Moon’s awe-inspiring beauty through the eyes of the Artemis II astronauts.
Artemis II astronauts updated the iconic 1968 image during their 2026 loop around the Moon.
When nations establish moon bases, the conditions will be difficult to adjust to.
Solar particle events are an ever-present risk to space travellers venturing beyond Earth orbit.
NASA’s Artemis II mission took decades of policymaking, engineering and financial support.
Worries were raised when the heat shield from a previous mission came back damaged.
Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
From World War II to the Apollo era, the space shuttle program and today’s privately developed commercial rockets, the landscape of spaceflight has changed dramatically.
Changes to Nasa’s Moon exploration programme may include a base on the lunar surface.
Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return humans to the Moon.
Several robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon can take detailed pictures of its surface, so why send people around the Moon? A planetary geologist explains the benefits.
Gateway is a planned outpost in lunar orbit, but can it survive a current re-think of the Nasa-led Artemis programme?
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