NASA, Artemis and rocket
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NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown of the agency’s advisory structure.
Nearly 14 years ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars for a mission to explore the red planet and discover if it had an environment capable of supporting microbial life. Over the years, the rover has also been beaming back striking images of its surroundings,
The James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared light from a black hole and gave scientists unprecedented insights into the object's structure.
The goal of the Artemis program is to eventually send Americans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with the longer term goal of achieving missions to Mars. The launch of Artemis II follows the original Artemis launch, which sent a crewless craft into space in 2022.