NASA's Artemis II mission clears big hurdle
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Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
The Department of Energy and NASA will jointly develop a fission surface power system that will be ready for launch by 2030.
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China releases first practical software to keep time on the moon
As missions to the Moon multiply, keeping time there is no longer a theoretical problem. Researchers from the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing have released what they describe as the world’s first practical software for lunar timekeeping.
In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding habitable worlds,