NASA, Moon and Artemis
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New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set to launch and begin collecting data.
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NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning their early trip home
The crew undocked from the orbiting outpost at 5:20 p.m. ET Wednesday — about a month earlier than planned —and are scheduled to splash down on Earth early Thursday.
The James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared light from a black hole and gave scientists unprecedented insights into the object's structure.
Embarking from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 11 million-pound (5 million kilograms) stack will be transported at a speed of about 1 mph (1.6 km/h along a 4-mile (6.4 kilometers) route — a journey that will take up to 12 hours and be streamed live on NASA's Youtube channel.
Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
As they fly around the moon, the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II will see views never seen by the human eye. Here's how.
Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.
The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.