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NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, ...

A second NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in a mission to study a form of northern lights known as black aurora. The University of Alaska ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 17 , the Earth will witness an annular solar eclipse — commonly called a ring of fire .