April 6, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II‘s moon flyby is getting underway
Today, the four astronauts of Artemis II are observing the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse.

April 6, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II‘s moon flyby is getting underway
Today, the four astronauts of Artemis II are observing the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.
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The Artemis II mission‘s four crewmembers have officially reached the moon system, and you can watch their historic lunar flyby live along with them.
The crew’s anticipated six-hour flyby of the moon begins at 2:45 p.m. EDT Monday (April 6)….

It’s keeping scientists up at night.
Scientists around the world are sounding the alarm over an ambitious plan to install thousands of mirrors and myriad satellites in space, claiming that it will impact sleep and various…

NASA’s historic Artemis 2 mission launched without a hitch last week, sending the first…

My first clue that something was wrong was the smell of cotton candy.
It was March 15, 2016, and I was changing my toddler’s sheets because he had soaked through his diaper. The bed was wet, but it didn’t smell like urine. Other details I’d…

April 6, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II mission nears its historic lunar flyby
The fifth day in space for Artemis II saw space suit tests, an Easter egg hunt and final preparations for an imminent close encounter with…

Growing older has plenty of upsides – but achy joints are not one of them.
As we age, the joints that once handled every bend and fall start to weaken. This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue,…