Astronauts who return to the moon for the first time in half a century will have the unprecedented task of setting the stage for a permanent lunar base. But a planetary scientist at the University of ...

NASA on Monday introduced 10 new astronauts, four men and six women selected from more than 8,000 applicants, to begin training for future flights to the International Space Station, the moon and, ...

NASA will announce the next group of astronaut candidates selected from more than 8,000 applications. Coverage will be available on the agency's streaming app, NASA+ – also available on YouTube and ...

The candidates – six women and four men – are the first class of astronaut recruits in four years since 10 new astronauts were selected as part of the 2021 class. The incoming astronaut class includes ...

The 10 astronaut candidates, six of them women, will begin two years of training before becoming eligible for missions to low-Earth orbit and perhaps one day to the moon and Mars. By Kenneth Chang ...

NASA is partnering with the U.S. Army National Guard for foundational flight training in Colorado's Rocky Mountains to prepare Artemis III astronauts for the moon's south pole landing, scheduled for ...

NASA is using Colorado's rugged peaks to rehearse the risky final moments of future Artemis lunar landings. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...