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Viewpoint: With access to space on the line, the U.S. is eating its seed corn

By Tim Kyger and Pat Bahn Sometimes, success has unforeseen consequences. The United States Space Force and Air Force (and NASA) have, in essence, decided...

In a first for NASA, OSIRIS-REx returns asteroid samples to Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx A capsule containing precious samples from an asteroid landed safely on Earth on Sunday, the culmination of a roughly 4-billion-mile journey over...

After Returning From The Moon, The Apollo 11 Crew Quarantined. Then It All Went Wrong

After the first humans set foot on the Moon and successfully splashed back onto Earth, their mission wasn't quite over. While it may seem...

The four astronauts NASA picked for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years

By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up...

Space Exploration: Nigeria and Rwanda become First African nations to sign Artemis Accords

by Jeff Foust Two African countries became the first from the continent to join the Artemis Accords as the United States works to bring more...

NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is now orbiting the moon.

Orion had been making its circuitous way to Earth's nearest neighbor since launching last Wednesday (Nov. 16) on NASA's Artemis 1 mission. On Friday afternoon...