NASA’s Artemis II mission has revived lunar ambition – and a potential new race between nations. Very different visions now complicate the human future of space.
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Viewers on Earth have experienced the Moon’s awe-inspiring beauty through the eyes of the Artemis II astronauts.
The high-speed, hypersonic and extremely hot re-entry is the last challenge the Artemis II crew will have to endure on their epic 10-day mission.
Artemis II astronauts updated the iconic 1968 image during their 2026 loop around the Moon.
From geology training on Mushuau Innu First Nation territory in Labrador, to a new NASA Science Evaluation Room, Gordon Osinski takes us behind the scenes of Artemis II.
A planetary geologist and member of NASA’s First Artemis Lunar Surface Science Team witnesses the launch of the Artemis II moon rocket.
When nations establish moon bases, the conditions will be difficult to adjust to.
Ground stations in Australia are crucial for contacting the astronauts travelling to the Moon.
NASA’s Artemis II mission took decades of policymaking, engineering and financial support.
Sustained lunar exploration remains a challenge for modern democracies.
Worries were raised when the heat shield from a previous mission came back damaged.
It’s about more than just beating China. As a space lawyer puts it, a Moon base would come with strategic, economic and scientific advantages.
Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
Scott Pace, the head of the National Space Council during the first Trump administration, talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the launch of Artemis II crewed mission round the Moon.
Artemis II will test the life control systems on the Orion spacecraft and, if all goes well, take a trip around the Moon.
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.
Understanding their make-up is vital if a large space rock ever heads our way.
The wave of space launches is releasing chemicals that could have profound effects.
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.
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