Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA’s Artemis II mission to carry four people around the moon and back could launch as early as this Sunday, Feb. 8. Backup dates ...

At a recent all-hands meeting for xAI, the new SpaceX brand discussed the rocket company's recent pivot towards a focus on lunar landings and settlement creation. One topic of discussion was how ...

A crew of four moon-bound astronauts will remain on the ground for at least a month after NASA delayed the launch of the Artemis II mission. During critical pre-launch testing Monday, mission managers ...

NASA began conducting a major fueling test for its Artemis II mission on Monday, the agency said, in a key rehearsal that could pave the way to return astronauts to the vicinity of the moon for the ...

EXCLUSIVE — The House Democrats' campaign arm is launching a Lunar New Year ad in competitive districts beginning Friday, as the party looks to regain support from Asian Americans, a significant ...

Do not turn that frown upside down. A horse plush toy has gone viral in China thanks to a serendipitous mistake by a factory worker. The mouths on a batch of the toys were mistakenly sewn on the wrong ...

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) shares popped over 6% premarket on Tuesday after the company tapped selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch its fourth lunar delivery mission from Florida.

The upcoming Artemis II launch worries me — and many others — for a host of reasons. Some believe it is being rushed for symbolic rather than national and economic security reasons. If so, that would ...

It's been a busy week for NASA's Artemis lunar campaign, which has experienced a number of recent setbacks as the agency has again delayed the first crewed mission under the program. The launch date ...

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NASA's Artemis II rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Updated, Feb. 5, 2026: exact launch times and dates in ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Like a giant Roman candle, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soared into the night sky on Wednesday, carrying Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 lunar lander. Its destination is the moon, where ...