In 1987, the Swedish rock band Europe had their first big hit with ”The Final Countdown.” Written by Joey Tempest, the synth-heavy song from the group’s debut album of the same name hit No. 8 on the ...

Stop everything you’re doing (for me, just dissociating into space): there’s a new countdown on Taylor Swift’s website. Or, there was. Fans noticed that Taylor’s site briefly changed to a countdown ...

The Times Square ball will drop eight times on July 3, creating a nearly 24-hour celebration as the nation counts down to Independence Day and its 250th birthday. America250 and One Times Square ...

Godspeed! Artemis II astronauts are on their way home, prepping for water landing off the coast of California, leaving the moon in the rearview mirror. The world tuned in April 1, 2026, as NASA ...

What is Artemis II? 3 NASA astronauts and a Canadian astronaut will venture around the moon and back during a 10-day flight. NASA's Artemis II mission will help pave the way for future crewed lunar ...

All eyes are on NASA's massive Space Launch System spacecraft ahead of launch day, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This rocket launch near Cape Canaveral, Florida will ...

For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The two-day countdown for the Artemis 2 mission around the moon started March 30 with NASA officials reporting no major issues for the launch. The countdown clock started ...

The countdown clock for a Wednesday launch attempt of NASA’s Artemis II mission began ticking at 4:44 p.m. Monday at Kennedy Space Center. Minutes later, SpaceX knocked out its 21st launch of the year ...

March 30 (UPI) --NASA officials on Monday started the two-day countdown to the Artemis II mission launch, which will send a crew of four around the moon as they test the Space Launch System rocket and ...

NASA teams have given the "go" for the Artemis II mission to proceed toward launch. The four-person crew is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1. The 10-day test ...