Alex Fitzpatrick

Artemis II's four astronauts have officially gone where no one has gone before, setting on Monday a new distance-from-Earth record for human spaceflight.Why it matters: Artemis II broke Apollo 13's...

NASA just posted one of the first photos from Artemis II, capturing "Spaceship Earth" in all its blue-and-white glory.In the photo, taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman: Two auroras (top right a...

NASA's Artemis II Moon mission successfully launched from Florida's John F. Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon at 6:35pm ET.Why it matters: Artemis II's planned crewed lunar flyby is set t...

Just a few hours remain in the countdown for Artemis II, NASA's mission to return astronauts to lunar orbit for the first time since the Apollo era.The agency's new lunar hopes and dreams are sitti...

Data: U.S. Census; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsPopulation growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a massive drop in immigration, new U.S. Census data shows.Why it matters: The new data ...

Skyrocketing prices. Hours-long security lines. Safety worries after another fatal incident.Driving the news: A partial government shutdown plus an oil price spike from President Trump's Iran war a...

Data: Climate Central; Note: Winter temperature threshold based on the coldest 90-day window; Map: Jacque Schrag/AxiosThis winter has been brutally cold, snowy and icy for millions of Americans — y...

A 10-mile ring of airspace centered on El Paso, Texas, is effectively closed to aircraft for the next 10 days after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a surprise restriction late Tuesday ni...

Data: Insurify; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosCar insurance prices dipped last year after a post-pandemic stretch of skyrocketing costs, a new Insurify report finds.The average annual full-coverage pr...

Forecasters are eyeing another winter storm that could drop several more inches of snow in places that still haven't thawed out from last weekend's record-setter.Threat level: "The storm will produ...

Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Axios VisualsThe U.S. population grew just 0.5% from July 2024 to July 2025, per new Census Bureau estimates, adding 1.8 million people.Why it matters: That's the s...

Over a dozen governors have declared states of emergency and thousands of flights have been canceled as a potentially "catastrophic" winter storm begins.Driving the news: 161 million Americans are ...

A massive and dangerous winter storm is set to pummel huge swaths of the country later this week through the weekend.Threat level: Snow, freezing rain and/or sleet are possible from parts of New Me...

Data: United Health Foundation / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Chart: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosAbout one in five Americans report doing no physical activity or exercise outside their j...