The 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence will also feature the historic Artemis 2 astronaut mission around the moon.

The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida within days. The US space agency said the 98m mega-rocket will be slowly moved from its assembly hangar to launch pad 39B on 17 January - weather and technical issues permitting.

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA’s Artemis 2 mission set to launch in 2026. Decades after the last Apollo astronauts gazed back at our celestial neighbor,

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An approaching storm led NASA Saturday to wave off the next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks. Tropical Storm Ian, strengthening over the central Caribbean, is moving toward Florida ...

Could SpaceX launch a new design of Starship in January? Here's what to know about a mission Elon Musk's company refers to as flight 12.

SpaceX could soon debut from South Texas a more advanced and powerful version of its mammoth spacecraft known as Starship. Here's what to know.

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in 2022 and have since put out a top-10 list every year (see 2023 and 2024 ).

A growing fleet of privately built spacecraft is preparing to attempt robotic landings on the moon as humanity's exploration efforts expand.