Weighing just over 1,300 pounds, Nasa’s Van Allen Probe A is hurtling toward Earth, with its fiery re-entry set to slam into the atmosphere later tonight. While the risk of it harming anything on ...

The crew of Artemis II returned to Earth on Friday after becoming the first humans to fly to the Moon in more than 50 years.

When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often – and not safely. When spacecraft launch, some components, including nonreusable rocket boosters, are jettisoned to decrease ...

A speedy re-entry The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts will be travelling at more than 11 km/s (40,000 km/h) when it reaches Earth’s atmosphere. This is 40 times faster than a ...

The crew of four astronauts is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 to complete a 10-day mission.

On April 10, 2026, NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will see astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen re-enter Earth’s atmosphere at a record-breaking speed of 23,840 mph.

The Texas Space Commission grants Intuitive Machines $10 million to develop an Earth reentry vehicle and orbital fabrication lab. The Texas Space Commission has awarded Intuitive Machines, Inc. a ...

The four astronauts of Artemis II, who have circled the moon and traveled farther in space than any human in history, will finish their epic 10-day voyage on April 10 with a risky high-speed reentry ...