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NASA astronaut and Artemis 2 Mission Specialist Christina Koch introduces the crew’s zero-g indicator, ‘Rise’, which is hoisted in the air by NASA astronaut and Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman. The other two crew members, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (left) and NASA astronaut and Pilot Victor Glover (right), will join Koch and Wiseman on the ten day mission around the Moon and back. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now

The four astronauts of the Artemis 2 mission headed to the Sunshine State on Friday for their much anticipated mission to loop around the Moon and back. The quartet departed from the Johnson Space Center in Texas, flanked by colleagues from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.

Week in images: 23-27 March 2026

A NASA X-ray telescope has captured a breathtaking portrait of a supernova remnant, revealing unseen features of the exploded star.

NASA may not be able to move forward with all three of its planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

What is nuclear electric propulsion and how is it different from radioisotope thermoelectric generators?

Winter's gone, but the Winter Triangle remains (for now). Trace out this gigantic asterism right after dark before it sinks. Jupiter glares inside its top.

Image: Hubble image of barred spiral galaxy IC 486

Image: Western Australia’s Kimberley region is featured in this double view from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

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The unprecedented observations of comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák show its rotation slowing, reversing and then speeding up, and jet-like outbursts of gas might be providing the push.

The powerful magnetic field belonging to the sun is generated far beneath the visible surface.

“We're thrilled to have the opportunity to finish the story the way we’ve always hoped”

The moon will sweep past the 1,000-strong stellar beehive overnight on March 27-28.

The Starlink 17-17 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 26, 2026. Image: SpaceX.
SpaceX launched another batch of satellites for its Starlink internet service Thursday.

Thursday, March 26, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission's progress to launch on April 1.

The Hubble Space Telescope caught a long-period comet breaking up just after it passed the Sun.

NASA released a new image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undertaking testing to simulate vibrations experienced during launch.

Observations from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal Saturn's atmosphere and rings in the most detailed view created to date.

From Greek mythology to modern spaceflight, Artemis and her twin brother Apollo connect humanity's first lunar missions to the next era of exploration with Artemis 2 and beyond.

A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in the search for alien life.