A bag of human waste was captured in the first photograph taken on the Moon.Credit: NASA/ullstein bild via Getty
On 1 April, four humans left Earth to swing around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Many people will be watching…
Study of more than 11,000 women found that only a few…
Dendritic cells (artist’s impression) use their tentacle-like projections to display protein fragments, triggering other immune cells to launch an attack on diseased cells.Credit: Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library
Scientists have identified a…
Nature, Published online: 02 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00809-0
Chemistry that forms an omnipresent type of carbon–carbon bond enables the modular synthesis of 3D organic molecules — a boon for drug discovery and materials design.
Escherichia coli produce a diverse array of proteins to help protect them against bacteriophages (green). Credit: M. Maeder/Dept of Microbiology, Biozentrum/SPL
Bacteria have been fighting off viruses using a huge arsenal of molecular weaponry…
Nasa launched Artemis II on a historic crewed mission to the moon.
The 10-day test flight, which will not land on the moon, is a mission packed with milestones. The mission includes…
We’ve spent a lot of time worrying about winds, lightning and clouds at the launch site. But weather isn’t just an issue on the ground — it’s also a…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time in over 50 years, astronauts from Earth have launched to the moon.
Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, reporting from the launch
It’s now been ten minutes since launch – here’s some of the key moments to look out for for the rest of the flight:
After…
The Artemis II crew has blasted off for the moon on a historic rocket launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen are now…
