NATIONWIDE — As millions watch the historic Artemis II rocket head into space on Wednesday, days later, many more people will be looking to the skies again in the hopes of catching the Orion capsule.

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps to the future.

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On Saturday, Sept. 26, the moon will adorn the night sky and reach its peak of fullness ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty September’s Harvest Moon peaks on Saturday, Sept. 26, but will appear full from Sept.

The first full moon of the season is about to make a dazzling cameo in the sky, so be sure to head outside so you can catch it! September's Harvest Moon will reach its peak on Saturday, Sept. 26, ...

When the Artemis 2 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, the excitement was palpable — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen had swung around the Moon, broken a ...

This month’s new moon occurs at the beginning of the 29½-day lunar cycle, when the sun and the moon line up at the same degree and astrological sign in the sky. This partnership, which is called a ...

A deep partial lunar eclipse will appear in the sky over North and South America on Aug. 27, 2026. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Getty Images Folks across North and South America, as well as parts ...

If you happen to look up at the moon tonight and think it looks a little different, you're not imagining things. The eclipse reaches its maximum point shortly after midnight on the East Coast, but the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

Earlier this month, a total solar eclipse passed over Spain, Iceland, Greenland and Siberia. Now, on the evening spanning Aug. 27 and 28, a much larger swath of the globe will be treated to a cosmic ...

If you missed the spectacular solar eclipse earlier this month, you have a chance to catch another stunning astronomical phenomenon: a partial lunar eclipse and “blood moon” that will occur on ...