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NASA is shaking up its Artemis mission to the moon, canceling a multibillion-dollar Boeing Co. upgrade to the centerpiece SLS rocket and adding another test flight to a program beset by delays and cost overruns.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman reveals timeline for Artemis Moon missions, promising three launches during Trump's term despite Artemis II delays.
NASA decided to roll Artemis 2's SLS back into the VAB to deal with a helium flow malfunction discovered after a fueling test.
The Moon doesn't have tectonic plates that move around like Earth's, but it does have its own internal activity. After it formed around 4.5 billion years ago, it was a hot, gooey ball of molten material that has been slowly cooling ever since.
As of Tuesday, Feb. 24, the Moon phase is First Quarter. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 48% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.
Old Apollo rocks are providing a fresh take on the moon's magnetic field. The lunar magnetic field is currently weak or even nonexistent, but cranked up to superstrength for short snippets of time more than a billion years ago.
Trying to get the moon quartz so you can escape in Resident Evil Requiem? Here's how to open the puzzle box holding it.