KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years is underway with an April 1 launch of four astronauts on a flight
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NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts just flew by the moon. Lunar scientists can't wait for what's next
It was as though magic had showered across the world on April 1, 2026, when a quartet of daring astronauts lifted off from Earth in a little white capsule strapped
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Artemis 2 swings around the moon
WASHINGTON — Four astronauts from the United States and Canada became the humans to travel the furthest from the Earth April 6 as they went around the moon on the
Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs
Alongside its serious objectives, like testing the Orion capsule in deep space and imaging lava flows on the lunar surface, NASA’s Artemis 2 lunar mission has its whimsy, too. For
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Science & Exploration 02/04/2026 2121 views 24 likes At 00:35 CEST today (18:35 local time on 1 April), NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four
Gemini South confirms long-suspected link between the composition of exoplanets and their host stars
Astronomers have discovered that a giant planet, WASP-189b, echoes the composition of its host star, providing the first direct evidence of a foundational concept in astrobiology. This discovery was achieved
An international team led by Monash University has uncovered evidence of a rare form of exploding star, helping to shed light on one of the most cataclysmic events in the
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In August 2024, astrophotographer Rod Prazeres received a strange Instagram message that seemed a little too good to be true — a “small production company” wanted to license his images
Your hands can be a useful tool for measuring the night sky. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro) Of the five bright naked-eye planets, the two most favorably positioned for
WASHINGTON — Teledyne Technologies is creating a dedicated business unit for space programs, consolidating its imaging, electronics and component businesses as demand rises for satellite-based sensing technologies. The Thousand Oaks,
NASA is just hours away from launching Artemis 2, the first mission to ferry humans into the moon’s vicinity in more than half a century. The roughly 10-day flight —
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Artemis 2 mission will send humans to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years on a mission
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