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Nasa announces the day it will go back to the Moon

Nasa will go back to the Moon on 6 March, it has said.

The Independent UK

NASA targets March for first moon mission by Artemis astronauts after fueling test success

NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fueling test

The Independent UK

NASA Declares Boeing Starliner Mission a “Type A Mishap,” Cites Technical and Leadership Failures

The United States space agency, NASA, has sharply criticized Boeing’s Starliner program following an investigation into the spacecraft’s troubled 2024 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which was originally planned to last between eight and fourteen days, left astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore stranded in space…

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This NASA-made camera photographs the invisible – and the tech is based on an accessory photographers already use

Researchers at NASA have created a simpler camera system for visualizing wind – and it won an award

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'We almost did have a really terrible day.' NASA now says Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight was a 'Type A mishap'

"This was a really challenging event in our recent history."

Space

Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says

The 2024 Starliner mission, which left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in space for nine months, has received NASA's worst mishap classification in a damning report.

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NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner's botched astronaut flight

NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station

The Independent UK

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Hubble telescope discovers rare galaxy that is 99% dark matter

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered what seems to be a galaxy that is the most heavily dominated by dark matter ever seen.

Space

Mystery of snowman-shaped space objects cracked

Research adds weight to theory Arrokoth’s two lobes produced by gravitational collapse – and reveals process

The Guardian - UK

AI helps find new clues in the 60-year search for Luna 9, the 1st successful moon lander

Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union's Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.

Space

NASA conducts second rocket fueling test that will decide when Artemis astronauts head to the moon

NASA is taking another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and delayed astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century

The Independent UK

Saturn's largest moon may actually be 2 moons in 1 — and helped birth the planet's iconic rings

A new study hints that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, was created around 400 million years ago, when two massive moons smashed into each other. This hypothesis could also help to solve several other mysteries surrounding other moons and the planet's iconic rings.

LiveScience

Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026

Beijing sparkles with Lunar New Year celebrations.

Space

NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.)

NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March.

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NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt

NASA will attempt to fuel its Artemis II rocket again tomorrow after hydrogen leaks derailed the first wet dress rehearsal and delayed what is scheduled to be a historic crewed flight around the moon.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plume blossoms over Florida | Space photo of the day for Feb. 18, 2026

The NASA/SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

Space

Scientists may have found a 'missing-link' black hole ripping up and devouring a star

An unusual tidal disruption event spotted by astronomers may be the result of an elusive intermediate mass black hole ripping apart a star.

The Independent UK

NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test for the Artemis II moonshot

NASA has begun another practice launch countdown for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts

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Did a titanic moon crash create Saturn's iconic rings?

A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.

The Independent UK

A ground breaking discovery: Scientists find new sources of moonquakes that could impact lunar landings

The findings could have implications for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to returns Americans to the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years

Space

NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?

NASA will try again to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket on Feb. 19. If all goes well, the crewed mission could launch as soon as March 6.

The Independent UK

Could alien signals have already reached Earth undetected?

If advanced alien civilisations exist and have contacted Earth, they are more likely rare, scientists say

Space

The Artemis 1 moon mission had a heat shield issue. Here’s why NASA doesn’t think it will happen again on Artemis 2

The Orion capsule's heat shield had issues during the uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. Here are the steps NASA has taken to prevent them from recurring on Artemis 2.

LiveScience

Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photo — Earth from space

A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 kilometers). The lengthy structure, which is not actually a dike, is full of extremely valuable minerals that fuel a massive mining industry.

The Guardian - US

Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again

Moon was a distraction and Mars the goal for billionaire SpaceX chief – could Trump have influenced his U-turn?

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