Artemis II Complete: A Historic Return From the Moon
NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down April 10, 2026, completing the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 and breaking the human deep-space distance record.
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Space Boeing's SLS Moon Rocket Faces Uncertain Future Under Trump's NASA
Days after the Space Launch System propelled Artemis II around the Moon, the Trump administration issued a request for commercial alternatives and a White House budget proposal cast serious doubt on the rocket's future.
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Space SpaceX Launches Second Cygnus XL: 5 Tons of Supplies to ISS
Northrop Grumman's CRS-24 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 on April 11, delivering over 5 tons of food, science equipment, and spare parts to the International Space Station.
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Space Artemis II Orion Capsule Splashes Down off San Diego
Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego at 5:07 PM PT on April 10, 2026, ending the 10-day Artemis II mission and becoming the first crew to return from lunar distance since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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Space Scientists Spot Fresh 22-Meter Crater Scarring the Moon
NASA's LROC team identified a fresh 22-meter-wide crater formed between 2009 and 2012, revealing the Moon is still actively changing and what that means for future astronaut missions.
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Space Artemis II Breaks Apollo 13 Distance Record at 252,755 Miles
On April 7, 2026, the Artemis II crew surpassed Apollo 13's 54-year crewed distance record, reaching 252,755 miles from Earth on a free-return lunar trajectory and photographing the Moon's south pole.
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Space SpaceX Files $1.75T IPO: The Largest Public Offering in History
SpaceX filed confidentially for an IPO at a $1.75 trillion valuation on April 1, 2026, targeting a June NASDAQ listing that would raise $75 billion in the largest public offering ever.
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Space Artemis II Crew Completes First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since 1972
On April 6, 2026, four astronauts passed within 6,400 miles of the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17, with Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen each making history.
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Space Artemis II Crewed Moon Launch Set for April 1, 2026
NASA's Artemis II, the first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo, is set for a 6:24 p.m. ET launch window on April 1 carrying four astronauts on a 10-day mission.
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Space Space Coast Shattered Its Own Launch Record in 2025
Florida's Space Coast set an all-time record of 109 orbital launches in 2025, up from 93 in 2024, with Artemis II and multiple Starlink missions packing the week of March 30, 2026.
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Space New Portrait Reveals the Oldest Recorded Supernova in History
Fresh imaging of RCW 86, the remnant of a supernova Chinese astronomers recorded as a guest star in AD 185, reveals new details about the oldest documented stellar explosion.
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Space Mars Dust Storms Are Blasting the Planet's Water Into Space
An international study finds localized Mars dust storms push water vapor to 10 times normal levels in the atmosphere, revealing a new mechanism for the planet's ancient water loss.
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