The number of human beings who have travelled to the moon and returned safely to Earth will grow to 28 on Friday night when Nasa’s Orion capsule containing four Artemis II astronauts will glide gently to a Pacific Ocean splashdown beneath three…
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Artemis II returns LIVE: Artemis II crew now awake and preparing for record-breaking return to Earth
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Artemis II’s trajectory was modeled off Apollo 13’s
The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission step aboard the USS Iwo Jima recovery ship after surviving their life-threatening voyage around the moon. Continue Reading
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Why I’m hunting for Comet Pan-STARRS right now — before it’s too late
Comet-hunting often means going it alone. In the quiet dark of a sleeping house, I slip out of bed well before dawn, careful not to wake anyone, and make my way up the creaking stairs into the loft.
At the top, I ease open the door and reach for…
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There are ‘reasons to be confident’ about faulty Artemis II heat shield ahead of 25,000 mph reentry, space expert Ed Macaulay says
The Artemis II Orion spacecraft is expected to splash down later today (April 10) as the world waits to welcome back the mission’s record-setting crew. So far, the Artemis II moon mission has been a tremendous success, but this final leg of the…
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The moon is green and brown? Why scientists are already excited about Artemis II’s historic lunar photos
The four Artemis II astronauts will return to Earth on Friday (April 10) — delivering not only themselves but also a precious trove of images from their lunar journey. And the geologists supporting the mission can hardly wait to dive in.
“The…
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The Expanse authors James S. A. Corey explore alien war in new book The Faith of Beasts
Adapt or die: How do you grow and evolve to fit into an alien environment? How do you create change in the face of overwhelming power? And how do you tell your extraterrestrial overlords you need a pen and paper to do the research they’ve…
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New particle mass measurement deepens quantum mystery
April 10, 2026
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New fundamental physics measurement deepens quantum mystery
A new calculation helps narrow down the mass of the W boson, one of the heaviest fundamental particles in the universe
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NASA’s Artemis II crew returns to Earth
April 10, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II crew returns to Earth
On Friday these four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission around the moon
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Astronauts on Artemis II Witness Earth Vanishing Beyond the Lunar Horizon in a View Not Seen Since Apollo Era
A rare image of Earth slipping behind the Moon has been captured by the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission. Taken during a flyby of the lunar far side. The image shows a crescent Earth descending below the lunar horizon, combining the vivid…
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Watch live—NASA’s Artemis II crew returns to Earth
April 10, 2026
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Watch live—NASA’s Artemis II crew returns to Earth
On Friday these four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission around the moon
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