Splashdown! Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth after historic NASA mission to the moon Artemis 2 etched its name in the record books and kept NASA on track for even bigger things to come.

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NEAF 2026 returns to New York this weekend with all-star astronaut lineup and 'world's largest' space expo The Northeast Astronomy Forum & Space Expo 2026 (NEAF) takes place April 11–12 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York.

NEAF 2026 returns to New York this weekend with all-star astronaut lineup and 'world's largest' space expo www.space.com/astronomy/ne...

The Artemis 2 astronauts saw a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon. Here's what it looked like The Artemis 2 crew had a front row view of a total solar eclipse from beyond the moon, one of the rarest sights in spaceflight history.

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Why I'm hunting for Comet Pan-STARRS right now — before it's too late A rare long-period comet returns after 170,000 years — here's how to find comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) before sunrise this April, with key dates, viewing tips and the best mornings to look.

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'They’re not shipping cows up to Mars': 'For All Mankind' creators talk scientific accuracy and colonial inspirations behind season 5 (interview) "It's crazy that we were just talking about Shackleton Crater and putting women on the moon, and now both things are happening."

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Artemis 2 spies a crescent Earth above the moon's horizon | Space photo of the day for April 10, 2026 Earth shines above the lunar horizon in a new Artemis 2 photo.

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Ripples in spacetime may have revealed 1st evidence of tiny black holes born in the Big Bang "These primordial black holes could account for a significant portion, if not all, of dark matter."

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is coming home today. Where will it land? NASA chose the splashdown site for some very good reasons.

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The Artemis 2 astronauts got a private 'Project Hail Mary' screening before launch. Here's their verdict 'We all thought that movie was really uplifting and inspiring.'

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Crew of tiny worms readies for April 10 launch to International Space Station "By studying how these worms survive and adapt in space, we can begin to identify the biological mechanisms that will ultimately help protect astronauts."

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'It probably will start a precedent': Why satellite company's withholding of Iran imagery has this expert worried "It seems that it's a way to impact the American public's ability to understand what's happening as opposed to having an impact on the battlefield."

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A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but poses no threat to Earth or the moon during the close approach.

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Watch Artemis 2 race back to Earth in this telescope livestream tonight A Virtual Telescope Project livestream will track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft as it races back toward Earth. Here's how to watch it live.

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1 week until the Lyrid meteor shower lights up April skies: Here's what you need to know The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22.

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NASA astronaut Leland Melvin makes a cartoon cameo in latest episode of Disney+'s 'Hey A.J.!' 'I’m proof that if you keep dreaming big, you too can be out of this world.'

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Artemis 2 astronaut poses for epic selfie | Space photo of the day for April 9, 2026 Astronaut Christina Koch poses with zero-gravity indicator "Rise" in the viewport of the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft.

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'We all pretty much broke down right there': Inside the Artemis 2 astronauts' emotional moment near the moon "That was, I think, where the four of us were the most forged, the most bonded, and we came out of that really focused on that day ahead."

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Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find But some regions are dimming due to energy-saving policies, wars and disasters.

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Artemis 2 mission sends 'Kerbal Space Program' player numbers soaring to the Mun Anything NASA can do, you can do too.

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All eyes on Orion’s heat shield: Artemis 2 astronauts will hit Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10 Here's how the moon explorers' Orion capsule will survive the fiery, harrowing trip.

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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.

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Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang "This is the first time we have observed, for a large interval in momentum and for multiple species, this flow pattern in a subset of proton collisions in which an unusually large number of particles are produced."

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'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn' has lots of 'Mass Effect' DNA, but its developers are teasing a far more grounded sci-fi RPG Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, while also carving out its own hard sci-fi identity.

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'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts They weren't expecting this at all.

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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 concentrated.

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones "It's like walking out back at your house, trying to take a picture of the moon."

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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 time."

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'It just made it even more special': Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says "I found myself noticing not only the beauty of the Earth, but how much blackness there was around it."

'It just made it even more special': Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says www.space.com/space-explor...

The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem "The challenge that we're working through is evacuating the tank."

The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem www.space.com/space-explor...

'Project Hail Mary' sound designers used surprising animal sounds to create Rocky's musical alien voice (interview) 'With the sound, we’re trying to paint a picture of what is Rocky's sonic soul.'

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