Written by Damon C. Williams

March 27: NASA will follow up the success of the unmanned Artemis I mission by sending a four-man crew on an exploration and testing trip round the moon.

NASA plans on sending humans back to the moon before the end of President Donald's Trump's term, and plans on building a permanent moon base by 2036.

Here's when and how to watch NASA launch its Artemis II mission.

March 26: The Philadelphia Phillies will kick off defense of their 2025 NL East title when ace Cristopher Sanchez throws the 2026 Opening Day first pitch against the Texas Rangers at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, March 25.

And if you don't have NBC Sports Philadelphia through your cable provider, you will need to sign up for a streaming service to watch it.

In fact, you'll need to sign up for several streaming services if you want to watch all 162 Phillies games this season.

Here's what you need to know.

March 26: The last day you can file 2025 state and federal income tax returns is Wednesday, April 15, but you can act now to push back your tax-filing due date to the fall.

if you haven't yet filed tax returns — Intuit Turbotax notes the majority of people under 35 don't even know when Tax Day is — and know you'll likely miss the tax filing deadline, it's time you gave serious consideration to applying for a tax-filing extension through the IRS.

March 26: Could NASA be making a return trip the moon?

It has been 54 years since NASA last sent a human to the moon — the Apollo 17 mission landed on the lunar surface on Dec. 19, 1972 — but now NASA, to fulfill President Donald Trump's space vision, plans on not only returning to the moon in the next several months but also plans to build a permanent moon base.

March 26: The Internal Revenue Service received nearly 70 million tax returns as of March 13, and if you've filed and haven't yet received your income tax refund, concern is likely rising on where your refund is and why you haven't received it yet.

Here's how you can track the status of your 2025 state and federal income tax refund.

March 26: New Jersey residents pay the highest property tax rate in the country according to the Tax Foundation, which also ranks the Garden State at the bottom of its 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index.

So are New Jersey taxpayers getting what they paid for? Residents may not like the answer found in WalletHub's "States with the Best and Worst Taxpayer ROI" study.

Here's what taxpayers should know.

March 25: The WNBA is days away from tip-off of its 30th season.

Will Las Vegas defend their 2025 WNBA championship, or, on the opposite coast, can the New York Liberty find its way back into the championship conversation?

Here's what WNBA fans need to know.

March 23: The ongoing, nearly month-long war in Iran caused prices to raise by more than $1 per gallon on average.

The average U.S. gas price on Sunday, March 22 hit $3.94 per gallon, compared to $2.98 a gallon two days before the war began.

President Donald Trump indicated he would drop Iran sanctions and release millions of barrels of oil to subside rising worldwide gas prices, but there's so far little indication that release will ease your pain at the pump anytime soon.

Here's how much gas is right now in New Jersey, and when to expect prices to fall.

March 23: Extended security wait times at airports in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are hampering thousands of fliers and are overwhelming Transportation Safety Administration agents.

Now, President Donald Trump says he's going to do something about it, by sending immigration agents to airports to assist TSA workers to help ease security wait times.

But when will the agents arrive at EWR, LGA and PHL? Here's what we know.

March 23: The Internal Revenue Service processed more than 69 million 2025 income tax returns so far this year, but with just days to go before the end of 2026 tax season and if you haven't yet filed state and federal returns, it's probably time to consider a tax filing extension or risk incurring costly penalties.

Here's what tax filers need to know.

March 23: Tax Day 2026 — the last day you can file state and federal income tax returns without incurring late-filing penalties — is Wednesday, April 15, but if you're one of the thousands who have already filed income tax returns and have yet to receive a refund, you probably have one main question: where is my money?

Here's how you can track the status of your income tax refund, and what may be causing the delay.

March 21: The Smithsonian is celebrating America's 250th birthday in part by temporarily opening a building that is nearly as old as the nation itself.

Here's what you need to know about the plan to reopen the Smithsonian Castle for America250 celebrations.