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Space Exploration Apr 5, 2026

Artemis astronauts to study the moon's surface using mainly their eyes

More than 50 years after humans first flew around the moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes.

Space Exploration Apr 5, 2026

Artemis astronauts glimpse moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

The Artemis astronauts have taken in sights of the moon never before seen by human eyes, crew members reported on Sunday as their spacecraft crossed the two-thirds mark on their journey to a long-anticipated lunar flyby.

Space Exploration Apr 5, 2026

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record

Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.

Astronomy Apr 4, 2026

Two's company: Scientists identify new class of star remnants

In about 5 to 8 billion years, our sun is expected to evolve into a white dwarf—an extremely dense, Earth-sized stellar remnant that has exhausted its fuel and shed its outer layer. But while our sun is a solitary star, research ...

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2026

Artemis mission shares office space—and physics—with Apollo

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago.

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2026

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2026

NASA's water-hunting tool will help scout moon's South Pole

NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), to the Lunar Polar Exploration ...

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2026

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2026

Canadian astronaut describes 'phenomenal' Artemis journey

Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen felt like he was "falling out of the sky" as his spacecraft followed its complex flight path to the moon, the Canadian said in a Saturday video call.

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2026

Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet's brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.

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