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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

Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" is magnified when you're looking back from beyond the moon, according to Artemis 2's Christina Koch.

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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."

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'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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Relive Artemis 2's epic moon flyby with these amazing photos

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts chronicled their historic loop around the moon on Monday (April 7) in great detail. Take a look at their stunning images here.

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'Maul – Shadow Lord' stars Sam Witwer and Gideon Adlon talk Maul's surprising honesty, becoming a Jedi, and George Lucas' original vision for the character

We chatted with Maul – Shadow Lord's leads about what makes this darker animated Star Wars show and their characters special.

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A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here's why that's a big deal

Scientists used SWOT to observe the 2025 Kamchatka tsunami, and their resulting work gives an unusually clear view into tsunamigenesis.

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Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026

Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar flyby on Flight Day 6.

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Watch Comet MAPS get destroyed by cataclysmic fragmentation near the sun

A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright comet lighting up the evening sky this week.

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'Unreal' solar eclipse: Artemis 2 crew just saw one of the rarest sights in spaceflight history

Artemis 2 astronauts witness a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon during their historic lunar flyby.

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The Artemis 2 astronauts just flew by the moon. Lunar scientists can't wait for what's next

"Apollo happened before I was born, and the idea that we will see humans on the moon within our lifetimes, with decades of advances in science and technology behind them, is remarkable."

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Moon milestones: A rundown of Artemis 2's many spaceflight firsts

You've probably heard it by now: NASA’s Artemis 2 mission was the first to launch astronauts to fly by the moon in more than 50 years. But that was just the first of the firsts for this mission.

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'This is really big stuff.' Trump hails NASA Artemis 2 astronauts after historic moon flyby feat

President Donald Trump on Monday night (April 6) hailed the courage and grit of NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts after their historic flyby around the moon.

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Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts viewed parts of the moon never before seen with human eyes during their epic lunar flyby today (April 6) —and set a spaceflight record in the process.

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Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs

Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the crew's day off with positivity. Here's the Spotify playlist.

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Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar 'bright spot' after mission commander's late wife

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by an astronaut, NASA's Artemis 2 crew took a moment to dedicate a few features on the moon's surface for their spacecraft and lost loved ones.

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Artemis 2 breaks humanity's all-time distance record during historic loop around the moon (video)

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970.

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'Maul – Shadow Lord' is the darkest and most focused animated 'Star Wars' show yet

Darth Maul's own series instantly sets itself apart from its relatives with a killer pitch, but it suffers from familiar debut season frustrations.

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The moon up close: How the Artemis 2 astronauts are photographing their historic lunar flyby

The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey certain areas of the moon's far side, and they're chronicling their historic journey in detail.

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Deja vu: Trump proposes cutting NASA science funding by 47% again

NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY 2027 budget request proposes a 23% reduction in overall funding and a 47% cut to science programs.

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NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here's what to expect hour by hour (timeline)

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today (April 6). Here's how it will happen, hour by hour.

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Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history.

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Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6).

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When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2

The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.

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Artemis 2 astronauts are about to see one of the rarest skywatching sights of all — a solar eclipse from beyond the moon

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.

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The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet

The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the moon like no one's gone before.

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