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How long will Artemis II take to reach the moon, and what happens next?

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INTERACTIVE - Who's on board Artemis II-1774960222

NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission, marking the first manned mission to the moon since the Apollo program ended in 1972. The 322-foot Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off at 6:35pm ET (22:35 GMT) on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending the Orion crew capsule on a 10-day journey. Recommended Stories list of … Read more

Exomoons can last for billions of years, as long as they have hydrogen atmospheres

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This is an artist's rendering of a habitable exomoon orbiting a giant planet. Credit: NASA GSFC/Jay Friedlander and Britt Griswold

Free-Floating Planets (FFP), also known as “Rogue Planets,” were first discovered in 2000 by astronomers searching the Orion Nebula. Since then, hundreds of FFP candidates have been identified, and scientists predict there may be billions across the Milky Way. This means they outnumber stars by 20 to 1, and habitable planets by 25 or more. … Read more