A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s launch, the smiley-faced plush toy was…
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Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video)
Artemis 2 is on its way to the moon.
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Artemis II officially leaves Earth’s orbit on the way to the moon
NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast Wednesday (April 1) around 6:35 p.m. EDT. But today (Thursday) marked the mission’s next crucial step: the translunar injection burn, the long push that sends the…
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Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
The 2027 budget proposed by the administration of President Trump would make deep cuts to many science agencies, such as the National Science Foundation.Credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty
For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has…
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NASA’s Artemis II mission is officially on track for the moon
April 2, 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II moon mission just committed to leaving Earth orbit
The Orion spacecraft just completed its last planned major fuel burn, setting its course for the rest of its ten-day journey…
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NASA approves 6-minute engine burn to send Artemis II toward the moon – The Washington Post
- NASA approves 6-minute engine burn to send Artemis II toward the moon The Washington Post
- Artemis II Flight Day 2: Crew, Houston Poll ‘Go’ for Translunar Injection Burn NASA (.gov)
- Live Updates: Orbiting Artemis II Astronauts Prepare to Head…
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Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon
The Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew successfully broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday evening, hours after NASA’s mission management team cleared the Artemis II crew for a critical rocket firing.
The…
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New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang
One of the greatest unsolved problems in physics concerns unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity—two equally successful theories that infamously don’t get along. And the latest attempt to bridge the pair brings…
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Why humpback whale rescue effort got called off
A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy that has been stranded in the Baltic Sea off Germany will be left to die; all rescue efforts have been called off, according to Till Backhaus, environment minister of the German state where the whale is now…
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RFK, Jr., and EPA announce plan to track microplastics in tap water and humans
April 2, 2026
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RFK, Jr., and EPA announce plan to track microplastics in tap water and humans
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a joint effort to track…
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