The agency’s leader said new plans and timelines for the coming decade aim to create a permanent foothold by humans on another world and inspire Americans.

One particularly well-known fact about the moon is that it doesn't have much of a magnetosphere to speak of. There's no blanket to protect it from the solar wind ravaging its surface, blowing away its atmosphere and charging the notoriously dangerous dust particles that make up its regolith.

As soon as April 1, four people will embark on a journey that will take them farther from the Earth than anyone has ever traveled before.

Update March 13, 2026: NASA announced that it seeks to launch Artemis II by as early as April 1, 2026. Soon, four U.S. astronauts are slated to begin their history-making journey to the moon and back. The astronauts, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission ...

What time is the new moon sighting tonight? Here's when and what to know about new moon phase today and next full moon of 2026 - the special pink moon

For a long time, we didn’t know much of anything about the moon. That’s part of the reason why humans have made up so many stories — maybe you’ve heard it’s made of cheese? — about the globe that lights up the sky most nights. Although it’s ...

NASA will host a public event outlining plans to return astronauts to the moon and build a lunar base under President Donald Trump's space policy.