‘We all pretty much broke down right there’: Inside the Artemis 2 astronauts’ emotional moment near the moon
Just after they broke the human spaceflight distance record, the Artemis 2 astronauts shared a powerful moment that deepened their ...
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Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find
Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% from 2014 to 2022, a new study using satellite images ...
Artemis 2 mission sends ‘Kerbal Space Program’ player numbers soaring to the Mun
Anything NASA can do, you can do too.
All eyes on Orion’s heat shield: Artemis 2 astronauts will hit Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10
Artemis 2's Orion capsule will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10. A heat shield and 11 ...
May full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Flower Moon
Your guide to May's full Flower Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
‘Audible screams of delight’ from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts
NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby observations —especially the micrometeor impact flashes they saw.
Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026
The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are ...
Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones
The Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing spectacular photos of the moon and Earth on their iPhones in space.
Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness
"It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its brightness so dramatically over such a short period of ...
‘It just made it even more special’: Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says
Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" is magnified when you're looking back from beyond the ...