NASA moon base and Mars mission announced: What to know

NASA gave details of America’s future in space this week, laying out plans in the coming years to build a base on the moon and send a nuclear spacecraft to Mars.

NASA announces plan for Moon Base: 'Epic science of survival'

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is gearing up for some new scientific and discovery advances in the next 10 years. A main objective – led by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman – includes a moon base.

Suspected meteorite crashes into Houston woman's home amid citywide reports of 'boom'

Social media was buzzing with questions about a thunder-like noise shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday. A woman says a potential piece of the answer may have been what crashed through her roof.

NASA: Houston 'booms' caused by meteor; meteorites may be in the area

NASA now believes that a meteor was the cause of the loud “booms" heard across Houston on Saturday. They also say pieces of that meteor could still be in the area.

NASA Artemis II: Rocket arrives at Kennedy Space Center launch pad

The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft completed the 4-mile trek to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, March 20, 2026.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit on Thursday.

NASA rethinks $1B Artemis launcher at Kennedy Space Center amid delays, modernization push

NASA is reconsidering the use of a massive mobile launcher at the Kennedy Space Center, raising questions about costs, delays and jobs tied to the Artemis moon program.

Meteor with 'loud boom' seen in Ohio, Pennsylvania

A loud boom heard around Ohio and beyond Tuesday morning was caused by a meteor, according to the National Weather Service Office in Cleveland.

SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into space

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Space Coast on Tuesday.

Artemis II: What is the mission?

NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, is scheduled to launch in February and will send four astronauts on a flyby around the moon.

NASA Artemis II updates: March rollout, 7 April launch date opportunities

NASA said it would begin to roll the Artemis II rocket and spacecraft out to the launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center as early as next week, and that everything is "on track" for an April launch.

Dangerous asteroid no longer expected to hit the moon

For a brief time, "Asteroid 2024 YR4" was considered to be the most dangerous asteroid discovered in the last 20 years.