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How will NASA get the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth? Here's the science behind splashdown

While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and reach temperatures in the thousands of degrees – NASA has been doing it for decades.

The best photos from NASA's first moon mission in more than 50 years

NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years, has been a feast for the eyes. See the stunning images from the mission.

SpaceX launch recap: Falcon 9 carries NASA resupply mission from Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the ISS Saturday morning, April 11.
Scientific American

White House budget seeks to scrap 54 major NASA science missions

Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions

Inside NASA's audacious plan to build a nuclear-powered moon base

The end of the historic Artemis II mission kicks off a race to establish a permanent human presence on the moon.
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NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the moon have made it home safely to Earth, marking the end of a triumphant mission and the beginning of a longer road to stay on the moon

White House Looking to Cut $3.4 Billion From NASA Science

The 2027 budget proposes to end major scientific initiatives in favor of crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
Nature

Artemis II relied on European science: what that means for the region’s space ambitions

The Artemis II mission is a success for the European Space Agency, as well as for NASA. Will Europe crew its own lunar missions?

NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

Dr. Marvel was, until recently, a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world taken from space.

Here's How NASA Uses Star Wars TIE Fighter Technology In Real Life

From ion engines to deep-space propulsion, here's the real science that connects NASA's tech with the TIE Fighter ships seen in "Star Wars."

Bill Nye says Trump’s planned NASA cuts are 'very troubling'

Bill Nye roasts Trump over president’s NASA plans: ‘Surprising, illogical and very troubling’ - The Trump administration's planned cuts would end 53 planned or ongoing NASA Science missions

Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on Friday, blazing new records near the moon with grace and joy. It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only swaths of the lunar far side never seen before by human eyes,