NASA SpaceX Crew-12 launched from Florida, with liftoff seen in South Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland

The next series of launch opportunities for the Artemis II mission begin March 3. If the mission doesn’t lift off in March, NASA will need to roll the rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to refresh its flight termination system. There are more launch dates available in April and May.

Temperatures dropped into the 20s over the weekend, yet NASA teams are hard at work preparing for the historic Artemis II liftoff. Here's the latest.

NASA launched a sounding rocket from Alaska in the predawn hours of February 9, 2026, as part of a campaign to investigate one of the most puzzling features of the northern lights: the black aurora. While most aurora research focuses on the shimmering green and purple curtains that draw tourists to high latitudes,

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot rocket began ...

NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will send four astronauts around the moon, has been delayed by cold weather in Florida. A critical prelaunch test, known as a wet dress rehearsal, is now scheduled for Feb. 2. The mission will use the massive Space Launch ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot (98-meter ...

NASA’s recent twin rocket missions from Alaska are aimed at unlocking the mysteries of auroras, specifically the rare and little-understood black auroras. Launched from the Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks,

NASA launched two rockets from Alaska this week to learn more about the electrical "circuitry" within auroras.