NASA Artemis II launch LIVE Updates: The NASA and the United States are making a strong comeback in their lunar exploration programme — nearly 50 years after the Apollo missions. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates on Artemis II mission.

NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

Artemis II will test NASA’s crew capabilities in deep space and gather more information that could ultimately help send astronauts to Mars.

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?” After all, NASA had the know-how and technology to send humans to the lunar surface more than 50 years ago as part of the Apollo program.

Brian Hackney reports on the Artemis II launch. Five reasons why human space flight is a bigger challenge today than it was during the Apollo era. NASA is gearing up for a historic return trip around the moon. Here's how you can watch.

Ranchview High students will present their rover to NASA in Houston after securing $5,000 from Mark Cuban to fund their project.

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman presented the official mascot of the mission/zero gravity indicator, a small plus called Rise.

NASA has begun the official countdown for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to fly around the Moon in more than 53 years. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are standing at Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center,