Space

Rep. James Comer (R-KY).

Comer suggests something ‘sinister’ behind 11 missing scientists

By Molly Parks April 20, 2026 4:13 pm

NASA’s Artemis II rocket launches a 10-day mission around the moon, traveling roughly 230,000 miles from Earth — the farthest humans have traveled, April 1, Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Gregg Newton/Getty Images)

How Trump put America back in space, and what comes next

Daniel Ross Goodman Apr 17, 2026

The Artemis II crew – from left, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Pilot Victor Glover, and Commander Reid Wiseman – pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.

Artemis II crew shares lunar larks after historic journey around moon and back

Claire Carter Apr 16, 2026

Space Force General Stephen Whiting, Commander of United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), speaks during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, Thursday, March 26, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Russia planning to put nuclear weapons in space, US general warns

David Zimmermann Apr 15, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot

White House orders NASA and Pentagon to develop nuclear space reactors

Rena Rowe Apr 14, 2026

A view of the Earth from NASA's Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the Artemis II test flight

Artemis II escapes Earth orbit and begins four-day journey to moon

By Molly Parks April 2, 2026 11:18 pm

This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)

WATCH LIVE: Artemis II to launch four astronauts to moon and back

By Molly Parks April 1, 2026 5:30 pm

Astronauts, from left, pilot Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist, Christina Koch leave the Operations and Checkout building on their way to Launch Pad 39B for a planned liftoff on NASA's Artemis II moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump says Artemis II launch is sign US is ‘WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere’

By Rena Rowe April 1, 2026 4:09 pm

The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B.

What is the NASA Artemis program?

By Claire Carter March 30, 2026 6:26 am

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

How Jared Isaacman’s nomination as NASA chief has changed the Artemis moon mission

By Molly Parks March 28, 2026 6:31 pm

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

NASA announces $20 billion moon base, canceling orbiting lunar station

By David Zimmermann March 24, 2026 12:39 pm

The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B.

WATCH LIVE: NASA holds a press conference on Artemis launch

By Molly Parks March 12, 2026 3:17 pm

President-elect Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk explains the operations ahead of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas.

Texas defends SpaceX shutting down public beach for rocket launches

By Emily Hallas March 6, 2026 1:37 pm

This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)

NASA makes major changes to speed up Artemis program

By Claire Carter February 27, 2026 12:17 pm

Former President Barack Obama talks with President-elect Donald Trump before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter

Trump jokes Obama made ‘big mistake’ insisting aliens are real: ‘Classified information’

By David Zimmermann February 19, 2026 5:05 pm

Elon Musk Moon

SpaceX to focus efforts on building a ‘self-growing’ city on the Moon, Musk says

By Washington Examiner Staff February 9, 2026 3:07 am

This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)

NASA delays Artemis II, but deep-space return still on track

By Samantha-Jo Roth February 8, 2026 8:00 am