Over 40 local companies helped with the Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch April 1.

March 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

The first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis moon program may take off in a matter of days, with a launch window that opens on April 1, and as preparations are underway for that, the space agency is refocusing its plan to establish a human presence on the moon.

Rise' is a baseball hat-wearing plushie that will let the four-person crew know when they have officially hit zero gravity.

While the Artemis 2 mission is primarily a test flight, the four astronauts on board will conduct some science during the nearly 10-day mission.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts — three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — stand out even in an astronaut corps full of super achievers.

The four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — spoke from a prelaunch quarantine ahead of their scheduled Wednesday mission.

NASA’s new chief is reshaping the space agency’s goals, unveiling at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday an ambitious vision that includes revamped plans for a moon base.

Faced with the imminent retirement of the International Space Station, NASA is pushing to speed up work on its potential replacements

A science teacher at St. John's Catholic School in Brunswick is going to spend a week in Texas as part of a program where educators go from teachers to students. It's called the LiftOff Summer

A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) solicits proposals that advance the goals and objectives of NASA's Earth Science Division by

NASA’s CubeSats and technology demonstrations will launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 on March 30, testing communications, thermal protection and in-space capabilities to support research.