Artemis II mission inspires space enthusiasts at Triad Star Fest amid local aerospace innovation

A day after NASA’s Artemis II crew returned safely from a trip around the moon, that excitement was already reaching the Triad. At Guilford Technical Community College, dozens gathered for Triad

Texas A&M researchers contribute to space exploration

The university’s researchers work on topics ranging from the impacts of space exploration on the human body to developing food for astronauts.
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The James Webb Space Telescope and the Parker Solar Probe Changed How We See the Universe. Now, Their Models Have Found a Home at the Smithsonian

The National Air and Space Museum’s Virginia location now displays the objects which represent critical leaps forward in technology and exploration by NASA

Would you go to the moon? Board an alien spacecraft? What nearly 80 years of polls say about US attitudes on space

Americans’ opinion of space exploration is pretty high.

German astronaut: Artemis II launches 2nd wave of space exploration

The success of NASA's Artemis II mission, which splashed down off the southern California coast on Friday, launches a new era of space research, German astronaut Alexander Gerst told Deutschlandfunk

Artemis II crew all smiles after moon trip as Nasa hails ‘new era of exploration’ with next mission ‘around the corner’

THE Artemis II crew are all smiles after returning to Earth from their historic 10-day journey into space. NASA has hailed the trip a “new era of exploration”, with the next mission

Artemis II crew splashes back to Earth. MIT professor explains what it means for space travel.

When Artemis II splashed down Friday evening, it brought back a wealth of information and inspiration. The mission, largely viewed as a test flight, had a lot riding on it as NASA ramps up its work on the pursuit to Mars. Richard Binzel is a planetary science professor at MIT and has decades of knowledge in space exploration.

Column: Space exploration continues to inspire us

Artemis I lasted 25 days, focused on testing the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle moniker, not only for a return flight to the moon but also for missions much farther into space. One legacy of the Apollo adventure is providing a foundation for much more expansive space exploration. This successful test mission was launched on Nov. 16, 2025.