RocketSTEM

Nonprofit educational media foundation inspiring the next generation of explorers. Publisher of RocketSTEM website.

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How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find.

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100 years ago, Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket. Thus began a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight.

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The idea of a multiverse is one that science fiction fans love to explore. But does the multiverse actually exist?

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Blue Origin's largest rocket exploded on its launchpad, throwing the near-term future of NASA’s Artemis program into question.

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Although Project Hail Mary is fictional, the attitude displayed by Ryland Grace is exhibited by real astronauts, engineers, astronomers and other space professionals.

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A century before the Moon landing, Jules Verne understood that a moonshot would not be an act of pure and abstract science. It would exist within a political, social and economic context.

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First hand account of watching Artemis II lift off — and witnessing the first humans to venture to the Moon since 1972.

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The lunar surface fills the frame in sharp detail, as seen during the Artemis II lunar flyby, while a distant Earth sets in the background. This image was captured just three minutes before Orion went behind the Moon and lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes. Credit: NASA

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NASA is shooting for the Moon for the first time since the 1970s. Meet the four astronauts launching from KSC on the Artemis II mission.

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NASA’s Artemis II mission will take a four-person crew on a journey around the Moon and back to Earth. A space policy expert describes the long road it has been to launch.

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We've scoured NASA's websites and complied a bunch of Artemis 2 activities, including paper models, drawing guides, children's books, colorings sheets, and more.

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15-year-old Nikhil asks why space is so dark despite there being an estimated 200 billion trillion stars in the observable universe?

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Mimi asks what is the smallest thing in the Universe? A physicist responds by stating that atoms are the smallest particle that behaves "normally," but they are made up of even smaller particles, with electrons being tiniest of all.

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Seven-year-old Joshua asks how do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that are the building blocks of everything come from.

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announces sweeping changes to Project Artemis, increasing the flight cadence and adding another test flight.

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From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make the remainder of 2026 an exciting year for space exploration.

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In this edition of Curious Kids, Sara from New York asks why does the Earth spin? While astronomers believe the entire solar system was rotating when it formed, there are still a lot of questions about the spinning of planets yet to be answered.

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After a successful second Wet Dress Rehearsal this week, NASA’s Artemis II is aiming to send a crew around the Moon next month to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing.

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In this edition of Curious Kids, we're asked what is below the Earth, since space is present in every direction? Within our solar system, not much. Beyond that though is a much different answer.

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Can you finish this RocketSTEM exclusive crossword puzzle? We've put together clues for 46 "firsts" when it comes to space exploration. While it is quite advanced, we've included the answer key as a separate file should you get stuck.

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