Artemis II Flight Day Highlights
2026-04-04
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NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions
2026-04-04
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows on Saturday, April 4, 2026, looking back at Earth, as the crew travel toward the Moon. NASA The first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis program is underway. Four Artemis IIContinue Reading
Artemis II Flight Day 4: Deep-Space Flying, Lunar Flyby Prep
2026-04-04
As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth flight day preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. The crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadia Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, began theirContinue Reading
Illuminated in Orion
2026-04-04
NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turnedContinue Reading
Most U.S. states are warming but not in the way you think
2026-04-04
Warming across the U.S. is far more uneven than it looks at first glance. While only about half of states show rising average temperatures, most are heating up in specific ways—like hotter highs or warmer lows. These hidden shifts vary by region, with the West seeing more extreme heat andContinue Reading
Pip pip hooray! One of Jackie and Shadow’s chicks is starting to break out of its shell
2026-04-04
One of the Big Bear bald eagle couple’s eggs started to hatch, known as a “pip.” The event marks a joyous turnaround after the raptors lost their first clutch to ravens.Continue Reading
Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters
2026-04-04
Researchers studying the crustacean’s early life cycles find clues that can help the fishery that depends on them plan for a warmer future. By Nicole Williams Curt Brown spent his childhood harvesting lobsters along the coast of Maine. As an adult, he went on to earn a Master of ScienceContinue Reading
ASTRA Initiative: Resources for Mission Concepts
2026-04-03
ExEP … Studies ASTRA Initiative: Resources… ExEP Home Overview Team Missions Science Overview Decadal Surveys ExoExplorers Technology Technology Overview Needs and Gap Lists Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT) Awards ExEP Technology Colloquium Series In-Space Servicing and Assembly (iSSA) Segmented Coronagraph Design and Analysis (SCDA) Starshade Technology Development Starshade Exoplanet Data ChallengeContinue Reading
Artemis II Flight Day 3: Crew Prepares Cabin for Lunar Flyby
2026-04-03
Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman work together inside the Orion spacecraft on their way to the Moon. NASA The Artemis II mission is more than halfway to the Moon. We all had a collective expression of joy at that… We can see the Moon out of the dockingContinue Reading
Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles.
2026-04-03
Years of debate on electric vehicles in Virginia have slowed the transition, now under full Democratic control. By Charles Paullin Republican state lawmakers want a temporary pause on Virginia’s 32 cent per gallon gas tax to help offset rising prices at the pump resulting from President Traitor 47’s ill-defined andContinue Reading
Ancient bees found nesting inside fossil bones in rare cave discovery
2026-04-03
Thousands of years ago in a cave on Hispaniola, an unusual chain of events left behind a rare scientific treasure: bees nesting inside fossilized bones. After giant barn owls repeatedly brought prey like hutias into the cave, their remains accumulated in silt-rich chambers—creating a strange underground environment. Later, burrowing beesContinue Reading
GW SIG Seminar, 14 April 2026
2026-04-03
Physics of the Cosmos Science GW SIG Seminar, 14… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources GW SIG Seminar Gravitational Wave Science Interest Group GW SIG about GW SIG Seminar LocationContinue Reading
NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch
2026-04-03
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, carrying more than 11,000 pounds of new science investigations and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: NASA NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8,Continue Reading