Native Americans had dice and games of probability 12,000 years ago, according to a new study. That’s far earlier than the practice is thought to have existed anywhere in the Old World.

A key engine burn Thursday is expected to put NASA's Artemis II astronauts on an irreversible path around the moon.

NASA's Artemis II mission is underway. The astronauts are scheduled to fly around the moon Monday. Here's what to know about their 10-day journey through space.

Locals and visitors who came for the moon launch are jockeying for prime spots to see NASA's Artemis II mission lift off, with some resorting to extreme measures.

Harrison Schmitt, now 90, was on the Apollo 17 mission — the last time humans visited the moon. On Wednesday, NASA's Artemis II mission aims to kickstart a return.

Dr. Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 astronaut and the last person to walk on the moon, speaks with NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist about his experience, moon rock samples, and the significance of the upcoming Artemis II mission for the next generation.

NASA Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen are set to launch as early as April 1.

The squeaking of sneakers on a basketball court is one of sports’ most recognizable sounds. NBC News’ Steven Romo examines a recent study exploring the science behind this noisy phenomenon.

NASA plans to launch four astronauts on a 10-day trip around the moon as early as Wednesday. Here's what to know about the Artemis II mission.

The spring heat wave that baked the West for over a week has finally moved along, after setting more than 1,500 temperature records across 11 states.

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke speaks with NBC News' Tom Costello about his health issues that prompted the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station earlier this year.

Amid the West’s snow drought, several ski areas are storing up manmade snow and saving it under mats for next ski season — a process known as "snow farming."

Some Colorado residents have already been told to reduce their water use — the earliest such restrictions ever imposed — following a heat wave and snow drought.

NASA's Artemis return-to-the-moon program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics?

Stumpy lives again

A bright fireball that was spotted Saturday afternoon in the skies over southeastern Texas was confirmed to be a meteor that likely broke apart over the Houston area, according to NASA

An oppressive heat wave across much of the western United States had cities and their residents sweltering through conditions this weekend that are normally more common at the height of summer

After two storms struck Hawaii over the past week, causing flooding, officials warned that a large dam on the island of Oahu is at risk of failure.

An early-season heat wave that has been baking the West this week obliterated numerous all-time records in California and Arizona.