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After toilet and email issues, Artemis II astronauts fire engine to head for the moon

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Launch fever hits Florida as visitors flock to NASA's moon launch

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Last man on the moon reflects on his experience and the Artemis II mission

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The surprising science behind squeaking sneakers

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NASA astronaut shares more details on medical emergency that prompted first-ever ISS evacuation

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A new study examines how time in space impacts astronauts' brains, possibly having big implications for the future of space flight. Scientists discovered that parts of the brain moved up to 2mm in the skull after periods spent in a zero gravity environment. NBC News' Tom Costello reports on the new findings as NASA is due to bring home its astronauts early due to an undisclosed medical emergency.

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Going the farthest: Meet the four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II moon mission

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This rare disease destroys a child's ability to walk and speak. Could a new drug help?

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He walked on the moon in 1972. This is his advice for the Artemis II astronauts.

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As Western heat wave ends, scientists try to make sense of its length and intensity

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Inside NASA's giant Artemis II rocket as it gears up for a historic moon mission

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NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery

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Colorado residents face earliest-ever water restrictions — a harbinger of worse to come

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NASA's Artemis II moon mission is a go after decades of delays and many billions of dollars

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Clones of Stumpy, Washington, D.C.'s beloved cherry blossom tree, have flowered for the first time

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From The Sports Desk: Final Four redux

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Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Trump says he'll sign order to pay all DHS workers as shutdown drags on

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Ancient golden helmet stolen in Dutch museum heist is recovered a year later

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