The central premise of the blockbuster film “Project Hail Mary” is a long-shot mission with a familiar goal: Save humanity from extinction. While the details of the threat facing humanity are new to this story,

As NASA's Artemis II astronauts prepare to travel farther from Earth than ever before, test your knowledge of humanity's journey into the cosmos.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad. Liftoff is targeted for April 1.

Human spaceflight has entered a phase where one company effectively controls the only operational ride to orbit for professional crews and most private passengers. SpaceX has turned what was once a fragile, government-run pipeline into a commercial service ...