Tag: NASA

• Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 21:44 UTC

  SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift

  

  The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the lunar surface on Wednesday near the Einstein crater, in an unplanned impact that NASA described as safe and posing no risk to Earth or to missions operating on the Moon.

• Saturday, April 11th 2026 - 04:44 UTC

  Orion capsule splashes down in Pacific, completing Artemis II, first crewed Moon flight in over 50 years

  

  NASA's Orion capsule splashed down at 8:07 p.m. ET on Friday (00:07 GMT Saturday) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, completing the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2026 - 21:40 UTC

  “The Moon became a sponge of light”: Artemis II astronauts share their observations

  

  The four Artemis II astronauts shared their lunar flyby observations with NASA's science team on Tuesday, reporting meteoroid impact flashes, levitated lunar dust, unexpected surface colors and an unprecedented total solar eclipse witnessed from the Moon's orbit.

• Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 11:39 UTC

  “We are one people”: Artemis 2 sends message of unity on the road to the Moon

  

  The Artemis 2 crew sent the first photographs of Earth taken from the Orion capsule on its historic journey to the Moon, accompanied by a message of unity at a moment of global turmoil. They are the first images captured by astronauts on a lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 04:52 UTC

  Artemis II lifts off successfully: humanity heads back to the Moon after half a century

  

  NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — 54 years ago.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 01:16 UTC

  Argentine microsatellite to fly on NASA's Artemis 2 Moon mission

  

  A microsatellite designed and built entirely in Argentina will travel as a secondary payload on the crewed Artemis 2 mission, which NASA plans to launch Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Argentina is the only Latin American country selected to participate and one of four globally, alongside Germany, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 01:03 UTC

  NASA begins countdown for first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years

  

  The countdown for the Artemis 2 mission began Monday at 4:44 p.m. local time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with liftoff targeted for 6:24 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. It will be the first time astronauts have traveled toward the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

• Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 04:27 UTC

  NASA targets March 6 for Artemis II after passing key SLS fueling rehearsal

  

  NASA said on Friday it is targeting March 6 as the earliest launch date for Artemis II, the mission that will send four astronauts on a flight around the Moon and back, after completing a second full countdown-and-fueling rehearsal of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

• Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

  NASA Chief pledges lunar base shortly

  

  Newly confirmed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has announced that the United States is accelerating its space agenda, with plans to return to the Moon and establish a permanent lunar base in the near future.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 06:11 UTC

  Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloo in austral spring, NASA Earth Observatory

  

  An austral spring 2024, a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina painted the waters blue and green. Blooms are common in the region this time of year, but clouds often block the view from above.