NASA likens its newest astronaut class to a platypus to highlight unique traits. The name origin and characteristics reflect their skills and diverse backgrounds in the program.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The countdown clock for the launch of NASA Planned for 2027, the new mission comes as the US aims to establish regular lunar missions, a long-awaited follow-up to its first moon missions ...

Leading the intrepid explorers in the Artemis 2 mission is U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, mission commander.

The crew of the Artemis II mission will include the first woman and person of color to travel to deep space, ushering in a new era of representation in exploration beyond Earth.

NSLC's Engineering at Space Center Houston will run two Summer 2026 sessions, June 11 - June 19 and June 23 - July 1, with students residing in supervised campus housing at Rice University. Tuition includes housing, meals, academic materials, site visits, and transportation to all program activities.

Cameron Jones still remembers exactly where he was when NASA called. Jones, who considers Savanna, Illinois, his hometown, was sitting on the floor of his kitchen with his wife and young daughter when he learned he had been selected as one of just 10 ...

Senior NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said NASA's goal is to "establish a presence" on the moon in the near future.