deep space

1st cosmic view from 4MOST looks pure sci-fi | Space photo of the day for Oct. 28, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 28 October 25

The 4MOST instrument on the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope has captured its first light.

'A front-row seat to history': NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch astronauts as early as Feb. 5

By Tariq Malik Published 23 September 25

NASA's ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than April 2026, but it just might fly sooner if all goes well.

Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away

By Samantha Mathewson Published 23 September 25

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.

Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon

By Josh Dinner Published 17 September 25

Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon.

You could help NASA track its Artemis 2 astronauts' trip around the moon in 2026

By Elizabeth Howell Published 9 September 25

As part of the Artemis 2 astronaut moon mission launching no earlier than 2026, NASA is asking volunteers to test alternative forms of deep-space tracking.

South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

By Andrew Jones Published 20 August 25

South Korea's K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon on the Artemis 2 mission next year.

NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars

By Andrew Jones Published 17 August 25

Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach.

South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045

By Mike Wall Published 20 July 25

South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.

South Korea is converting an abandoned coal mine into a moon exploration testing ground

By Andrew Jones Published 8 April 25

South Korea conducted a test inside the former Hamtae mine in late March, deploying prototype moon rovers equipped with tech that could be used in space mining.