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Great things are supposed to happen in the future regarding space exploration. And what better way to celebrate that than with a fan-made Lego Ideas set?...

This year in space includes NASA's Artemis launch, new James Webb Space Telescope images and a historic mission crashing into an asteroid.

The next step is artemis 2. ive seen that hardware at various nasa centres and the orion at the kennedy space center, so theyre building the next sls rocket in new orleans, itll be shipped here early next year, then they will combine it with the orion later in the year and then, that mission, artemis 2, will carry four astronauts looping around the moon — they wont go into orbit but theyll go around the moon, about a ten—day flight. therell be three americans and one canadian, so theyll be t...

Its been a long time since a vehicle that could carry people was that close to the surface of the moon. to me, thats hugely exciting. when i was a boy, thats when the people first went to the moon and so, you know, exploration and settlement, it always takes time. to me, its wonderful that we have the technology now to be able to get that close, and the doors that its opening. in some of those images, not only can you see the surface of the earth, but you can look back and see the surface of the...

On the orion spacecraft. theyve also just completed whats called the translunar injection. its a burn essentially which means there is an engine on the orion spacecraft separate from the sls rocket. and it completed this roughly 18-minute-long burn. so now the orion spacecraft is well on its way to the moon. and its going to take between five and six days for it to get there. then its going to get within about 60 miles of the lunar surface, very close. we should be able to get some great images ...

The NASA Artemis 1 launch has been delayed. Here's the new possible schedule and other major details you need to know.

Read on to know how NASA attempted a 'kinder, gentler' approach to filling the 322-foot-tall SLS rocket.

NASA has dropped an update on the fueling retest for its Artemis 1 moon rocket that suffered a critical malfunction during its launch late last month.

NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review.

NASAs Administrator Bill Nelson has announced the new launch window for the SLS rocket after postponing two launches over critical malfunctions.