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The waxing gibbous moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean in January 2021.

Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it

By Paul Hayne published

Building a space station on the Moon might seem like something out of a science fiction movie, but each new lunar mission is bringing that idea closer to reality.

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Medical emergencies will happen in deep space. Here's how Canada is getting ready

By Elizabeth Howell published

As the Canadian government readies for liftoff of human moon missions, it asked five teams Tuesday (Nov. 21) to show off their tech ideas for deep-space medicine.

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two astronauts in blue flight suits pose in front of the Canadian flag

Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.

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tom hanks with four astronauts, two on either side. all are standing and smiling. the astronauts wear blue flight suits. tom hanks is in black. behind is a cone-shaped spacecraft simulator with oval windows

Tom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control

By Elizabeth Howell published

'Apollo 13' actor Tom Hanks, who flew to the moon on film in 1995, just went to NASA in Houston. There, he visited the four Artemis 2 astronauts who will make the journey for real.

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1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemis 2 to shoot for the moon again (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Artemis 1 launched on Nov. 16, 2022. One year later, NASA is readying the follow-up Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, an Artemis 2 mission specialist for the moon mission, tests the side hatch of an Orion spacecraft at Lockheed Martin Space in Denver. The Orion spacecraft set to carry Koch and three others around the moon finished a power-on test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 6, 2023.

NASA powers up Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft ahead of 2024 moon mission

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Orion for Artemis 2, humanity's first lunar mission in 50 years, powered on successfully on Nov. 6. It will carry four astronauts around the moon no earlier than 2024.

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Rocket motor lifted for shuttle Endeavour exhibit as NASA preps lift for Artemis 2

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The future museum display of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour took a giant step upward as cranes lifted the first of two solid rocket motors into the vertical at the California Science Center.

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Watch NASA build Artemis 2 astronaut moon rocket boosters ahead of 2024 launch (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.

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three men and two women stand behind a white table with the american flag in the background.

Netherlands, Iceland sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration

By Mike Wall published

The Netherlands and Iceland have signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration pact to 31.

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Returning astronauts to the moon is NASA's biggest challenge, but not its only one: report

By Robert Lea published

NASA's Office of the Inspector General 2023 annual report highlights 7 major challenges, including the return of humans to the moon and the retirement of the International Space Station.

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