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Mars-Maven Spacecraft
This image provided by NASA shows four-in-one photos of Mars taken by NASA's Maven spacecraft that's been orbiting the red planet since 2014? Maven is no more, NASA just declared it dead. (NASA via AP)

NASA

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

JUNE 3, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot
The NASA Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft launches at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) CORRECTION: photographer is Chris O'Meara, not John Raoux

Live

AP’s Artemis II live show takes viewers along on a moon ride

APRIL 10, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot
Spectators view NASA's Artemis II moon rocket launch from the A. Max Brewer Bridge, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Titusville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Astronauts

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

APRIL 3, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot
NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft slowly rolls back towards the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Government

NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

FEB. 25, 2026

NASA Artemis Moonshot
A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Sam Lott/NASA via AP)

NASA

NASA delays astronauts’ lunar trip until March after hydrogen leaks mar fueling test

FEB. 3, 2026

Interstellar Comet
This image, provided by NASA, shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025, about 178 million miles (286 million kilometers) from Earth. (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory), J. DePasquale (STScI) via AP)

NASA

Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

DEC. 15, 2025

Trump-NASA Administrator
FILE - Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Astronauts

Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA’s next chief

APRIL 9, 2025

In this image provided by NASA, a SpaceX capsule splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, as it lands off the coast of Florida with NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov. (Keegan Barber/NASA via AP)
In this image provided by NASA, a SpaceX capsule splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, as it lands off the coast of Florida with NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov. (Keegan Barber/NASA via AP)

Astronauts

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

MARCH 18, 2025

This image provided by NASA shows a top-down view of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go-Sample-Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM) head with the lid removed, revealing the remainder of the asteroid sample inside. (NASA via AP)
This image provided by NASA shows a top-down view of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go-Sample-Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM) head with the lid removed, revealing the remainder of the asteroid sample inside. (NASA via AP)

NASA

Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

JAN. 29, 2025

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In this image from video made available by NASA, Astronaut Nicole Mann shows her dreamcatcher during an interview with The Associated Press from the International Space Staion, in an Oct.19, 2022 image from NASA video. The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday that she’s overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling “positive energy” as her five-month mission gets underway. (NASA via AP)

AP interview

AP connects news membership, Indigenous media with first Native American woman in space

OCT. 28, 2022

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