NASA is inviting the public to add their names to a historic lunar mission known as Artemis 2 that is due to launch between February and April.

A major change from the 25-day Artemis I mission in 2022 is the path the crew will take. Artemis II will use what NASA calls a "free return trajectory," which means once Orion heads toward the moon, gravity from Earth and the moon will naturally bend the spaceship's course back home, even if later engine burns fail.

NASA has launched the Mars to Table Challenge, seeking Earth-independent food systems capable of sustaining astronauts on long-duration Moon and Mars missions.

Twenty-five names are carved into the black mirror-finished granite: the Challenger seven, the seven who perished in the Columbia disaster on Feb. 1, 2003, the three killed in the Apollo 1 fire on Jan. 27, 1967, and all those lost in plane and other on-the-job accidents.

New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set to launch and begin collecting data.

America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.

Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.

NASA said that while the mystery of the Circinus galaxy’s excess emissions has been solved, there are billions of black holes in the universe that haven’t been investigated.

Veteran Suni Williams, one of two crew members recently stranded for months aboard the International Space Station, has retired. The US space agency confirmed the news on Tuesday, stating her retirement became effective at the end of December.