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The Artemis II Moon rocket
is coming together …

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A high honor for some
space explorers …

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And an intriguing find for
the Webb Space Telescope …

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A few of the stories to tell you about – 
This Week at NASA!

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The core stage of the Space Launch System
rocket for our Artemis II mission

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is coming together at our
Michoud Assembly Facility.

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Teams recently added the engine section
and will complete the stage by installing

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four RS-25 rocket engines. Artemis II will
be the first Artemis flight

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around the Moon and back with astronauts.

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During a March 23 ceremony,
the Smithsonian’s National

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Air and Space Museum awarded its
Michael Collins Trophy

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for Lifetime Achievement and 
for Current Achievement

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to former NASA astronaut Bill Anders, 
and to

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the James Webb Space
Telescope Team, respectively.

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Anders took the famous
Earthrise photograph on the

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Apollo 8 Moon mission, and the recently
deployed Webb telescope

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is already giving astronomers an increased
understanding of the universe.

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The Webb Space Telescope
has spotted a planet about

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40 light-years from us with silicate cloud
features in its swirling atmosphere.

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The telescope also detected water, methane
and carbon monoxide, as well as evidence

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of carbon dioxide.

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This is the largest number of molecules
ever identified all at once

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on a planet outside our solar system.

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A new study using data
from the recently retired

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SOFIA flying observatory has resulted
in the first detailed, wide-area map

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of water distribution on the Moon.

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The study provides hints about how water
may be moving across the lunar surface

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near the Moon’s South Pole —

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an important area of exploration
for future Artemis missions.