As NASA prepares for its next mission to the moon, one Atlanta university is drawing attention for its growing role in space exploration.

NASA will begin a new era of space exploration with the launch of the unmanned Artemis I, and hopes to bring weather centers to the moon to study solar winds and fluxes.

KCRG’s Joe Winters and Becky Phelps break down the mission, speak with an expert at NASA and showcase some of Iowa’s ties to space exploration.

Instead of chasing a quick landing, NASA is planning a step-by-step effort to build the systems needed for astronauts to stay on the Moon.

Artemis II will test NASA’s crew capabilities in deep space and gather more information that could ultimately help send astronauts to Mars.

NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

America’s long-awaited return to the moon with the Artemis II launch on Wednesday is just a first step towards transforming Earth’s neighbor into a gateway for deep space exploration,

NASA has begun the official countdown for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to fly around the Moon in more than 53 years. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are standing at Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center,