How lightning striking Apollo 12 forever changed NASA's launch weather policies

When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by ...

Why did NASA stop going to the moon? All about the ambitious Artemis II moon launch

Artemis II is ready for blast off on Wednesday — sending astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a ...

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon

NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on ...
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Apollo 12 moon landing simulated by supercomputer to study rocket plume effects

A supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon was created to "improve its understanding of plume-surface interactions," according to NASA. Credit: Patrick Moran, NASA Ames Research ...

Artemis II launches into orbit as NASA begins historic moon mission

NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back. The rocket lifted off ...

NASA’s Artemis II set to loop astronauts around the moon, a half-century after Apollo

With the countdown clock ticking, NASA is getting ready to send astronauts back around the moon for the first time in ...