That one person in every friend group who’s secretly (or vocally) obsessed with aliens could soon be vindicated as NASA takes a fresh look into the unknown entities flying in our skies. 

Space: not just for billionaires, anymore. Or at least that’s what NASA hopes to prove when it launches the most powerful rocket it has ever built today.

Why it matters: The mission, dubbed Artemis I, is the first step to returning people to the moon, a goal NASA hopes to achieve by 2025.