Front Page23h ago

93-year-old Gene Kranz shares how he felt watching the Artemis II mission

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Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News1d ago

The moon's oldest and darkest craters could be hiding the most water ice. That's good news for future astronauts

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Science | The Guardian3d ago
Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/12/artemis-ii-crew-speak-out #ArtemisIi #Nasa #Science #UsNews #Space #TheMoon
Artemis II crew on their moon flyby: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’

Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking mission

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Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro3d ago

What did the world get out of NASA’s £2,900,000,000 Artemis II mission?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/12/world-get-nasas-2-900-000-000-artemis-ii-mission-27945711/

ABC Feeds4d ago

Why did we go back to the Moon, 50 years after Apollo?
By Jonathan Webb

In both 1968 and 2026, a mission to the Moon offered a refreshing blast of positivity for a conflict-ridden world. So what's different now — and what do we really gain from this new moonshot, five decades after the first?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-04-12/nasa-artemis-ii-earthrise-geopolitics-wonder/106548512

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Artemis II was a product of politics. Then it sent us over the Moon

In both 1968 and 2026, a mission to the Moon offered a refreshing blast of positivity for a conflict-ridden world. So what's different now — and what do we really gain from this new moonshot, five decades after the first?

US news | The Guardian4d ago
Jubilant return of Artemis II shadowed by ‘extinction-level’ cuts to Nasa: ‘It’s discordant’ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/11/artemis-ii-nasa-budget-cuts #ArtemisIi #Nasa #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #TheMoon #Space #UsPolitics #UsNews
Jubilant return of Artemis II shadowed by ‘extinction-level’ cuts to Nasa: ‘It’s discordant’

Even as a triumphant moon flyby primes agency for a 2028 landing, Trump’s proposed budget cuts cast pall on US space program

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The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment4d ago

Artemis moon mission in amazing photos as astronauts return to Earth

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/gallery/artemis-moon-mission-amazing-photos-36998525

Science | The Guardian4d ago
Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking | Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/11/artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-space-robots #ArtemisIi #Space #TheMoon #Nasa #Robots #Science #Technology #UsNews #China #WorldNews #AsiaPacific
Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking

Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport, say astronomer royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith

The Guardian
Science | The Guardian4d ago
'Astronauts back on Earth': Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby – video https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/apr/11/astronauts-back-on-earth-artemis-ii-crew-splashes-down-after-record-breaking-moon-flyby-video #ArtemisIi #Space #UsNews #WorldNews #TheMoon #Nasa #Science
'Astronauts back on Earth': Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby – video

The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego with all four astronauts in good health

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ABC Feeds4d ago

How NASA and the Artemis II crew completed the 'perfect' splashdown
By Dannielle Maguire and Nelli Saarinen

Nine days, one hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds in space, a host of new discoveries and a rapt Earth watching on. This is how four astronauts journeyed farther from Earth than any human before them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/artemis-nasa-landing-moon/106545514

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How NASA and the Artemis II crew completed the 'perfect' splashdown

Nine days, one hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds in space, a host of new discoveries and a rapt Earth watching on. This is how four astronauts journeyed farther from Earth than any human before them.