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NASA Plans Controlled Fire on Moon to Study Flames in Lunar Gravity

A sealed combustion chamber will run four small burns to gather data that could reshape material approvals and habitat safety for Artemis missions.

Compact X‑Ray Telescope Could Map the Moon’s Surface Chemistry in Months to Years

Artemis II Findings Drive Next Steps as NASA Ships SLS Core for 2027 Moon Mission

White House Orders NASA and Pentagon to Fast-Track Space Nuclear Reactors

Study Finds Moon’s Polar Ice Built Up Over Billions of Years

BAE Systems Introduces Ascent, a Refuelable High-Thrust Spacecraft for Dynamic Operations

NASA Releases New Artemis II Images of the Moon’s Far Side

Orbán Concedes as Tisa Wins Hungary’s Election

Air Force’s Secretive ‘RAT55’ Joins Artemis II Prep as Service Confirms New Phase for Jet

NASA Orbiter Spots Rare New 225-Meter Crater on the Moon

Senate Panel Advances NASA Bill Authorizing Moon Base and Extending ISS to 2032

Total Lunar Eclipse Paints ‘Blood Moon’ Over Pacific Skies Today

NASA Recasts Artemis Plan, Sets First Landing for Artemis 4 in 2028

Earth-Facing Sunspot 4366 Fires Off New X-Class Flares as Agencies Issue Geomagnetic Watch

China Showcases 'Luanniao' Near-Space Carrier Concept in State Media Video

Apollo Soil Study Finds Meteorites Supplied Only a Small Share of Earth’s Water

NASA Study of Apollo Moon Soil Finds Meteorites Supplied Only a Small Share of Earth’s Water

U.S. Moves to Build Lunar Nuclear Reactor by 2030 Under NASA–DOE Pact

Far-Side Moon Samples Link South Pole–Aitken Impact to Lunar Asymmetry

NASA Holds to Mid-January Rollout as Artemis II Targets Early February Launch