Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He's just one of four living moonwalkers and the oldest remaining astronaut still making trips around the sun.

This will be the SLS’ second time to launch, after a successful test flight back in 2022. That test included an uncrewed Orion that showed unexpected damage to the capsule’s heat shield. In December ...

The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a test flight around the moon, the first crewed mission to the lunar vicinity in over 50 years. Unlike the Apollo missions, Artemis II's flight path ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket rolled out Saturday for a crewed lunar flyby mission, potentially ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. NASA’s new moon rocket, Artemis II, makes its ...

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The spacecraft that could soon carry four people on a historic lunar mission, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule, will take center stage Saturday, making an hours-long journey ...

The mission will be the first time humans have ventured near the moon in over 50 years. Artemis 2 is a precursor to future missions that aim to land astronauts on the moon and establish a lunar ...

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar wind and our planet's magnetic field, upending a 20-year-old theory based ...

Mayor Friday Ellis outlined the city’s $1.3 million debris cleanup plan. The plan is expected to last up to four months, allowing the collection of shrubs, bushes, limbs and trees.