Artemis II updates: NASA's moon mission breaks Apollo record for farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth

The Artemis II crew is now just 13,000 miles away from the moon, and about half an hour from surpassing the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. That record, 248,655 miles, was set by Apollo 13 in 1970, according to NASA.

NASA Administrator Says Odds of Finding Alien Life Are ‘Pretty High’

NASA officials have previously spoken of the possibility of extraterrestrial life amid scientific uncertainty while highlighting the agency’s role in collecting evidence for the search of alien life. In 2023, then NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that he was appointing a committee of scientists to address “so many suspicions about aliens.”
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Deja vu: Trump proposes cutting NASA science funding by 47% again

The proposed budget would cut NASA's overall funding by 23% and nearly halve its science portfolio. A proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for NASA would cut the agency's overall funding by 23% and slash its science programs by nearly half, prompting strong opposition from the space community.

Conspiracy theorists pounce on new NASA video: ‘Pure green screen bulls–t’

Conspiracy theorists are going bonkers over a new NASA video they claim “proves” the Artemis II mission to the moon is staged in front of a green screen. The brave crew gave a live interview over the

NASA’s Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers?

The biggest remaining piece of the architecture, therefore, is a lunar lander. Known in NASA parlance as the Human Landing System, or HLS, the space agency has contracted with SpaceX for its Starship vehicle and Blue Origin and it Blue Moon lander.

NASA’s Reply to Travis Kelce’s 16-Year-Old Tweet Has Everyone Talking

NASA has finally responded to a Travis Kelce tweet from 16 years ago. The Kansas City Chiefs player has some of the funniest posts on Twitter (now X) from the 2010s, which have resurfaced in recent years for their random nature and many spelling mistakes.

NASA made a ‘Project Hail Mary’ reference on Artemis II broadcast and fans loved it

"Amaze, amaze, amaze," a voice from NASA said as it came over the video feed, referencing the iconic line from the lovable alien Rocky from Project Hail Mary. Andy Weir's popular science fiction novel was turned into a massive blockbuster with the Ryan Gosling-led film already bringing in over $420 million at the box office.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be possible 'if it wasn't for President Trump'

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be at this moment without President Trump as Orion prepares to pass the far side of the Moon.