The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

The Artemis II crew flew farther from Earth than any humans in history as they passed over the far side of the moon on Monday ...

If NASA’s ambitious lunar exploration plans succeed, scientists will cover the moon with sensors—and find answers to several ...

Donald Trump has hailed the astronauts of the Artemis II mission, saying they have “made history and made all of America ...

The NASA-led Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, conducted a ...

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NASA Astronaut Captures Strange ‘Tentacled’ Object on ISS, Sparking Online Reactions ...

The Artemis II astronauts are heading back to Earth after the conclusion of their historic seven-hour lunar fly-by.

A watermelon-sized meteorite made a crash landing when it came through the James family home's roof recently before ending up ...

Lord and Miller’s Artemis adaptation remains in development limbo, as they weigh it among future projects after Spider-Verse ...

If C/2026 A1 (MAPS) survives its close encounter with the sun, it could blaze brightly enough to be seen from Earth.

A team of astronomers have found evidence of a massive iron structure that is the size of 470 million Earths inside the ...