In today’s newspaper: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fight for birthright citizenship. NASA will launch four astronauts into space for a 10-day lunar mission. Also no punishment for the crew of the Army helicopter that flew near Kid Rock’s house. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more
In a calm environment, five autonomous robots are drilling into the moon, digging up loose rock and dust and leaving lines of parallel tracks. Stopping only to charge at a central solar power station, the car-sized machines process lunar debris internally to extract a form of helium so rare on Earth that the palm-sized container … Read more
The countdown continues at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Artemis II, which will send four astronauts to orbit the moon and return to the first lunar mission since 1972. After a mission management team meeting on Monday, NASA Administrator Amit Kshatriya said Artemis II is ready for launch on Wednesday. Recommended Stories … Read more
A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s Space Coast, up to 400,000 beachgoers and boarders will look to the skies Wednesday to see a fiery wonder that hasn’t been seen in nearly 54 years: a complete NASA rocket returning to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if … Read more
If anyone can offer advice to the four NASA astronauts scheduled to launch Wednesday on a mission to orbit the moon, it’s Harrison Schmitt. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. Schmitt, 90, left his shoes on the lunar surface in 1972, as part of Apollo 17 – the … Read more
NASA’s X-ray spacecraft XRISM, which stands for X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, has observed how fast winds from a distant galaxy are exploding in the form of stars. These winds appear to travel at an incredible speed of 2 million miles per hour (3.21 million kilometers per hour). A very hot gas comes out of … Read more
Sky watchers can soon catch the first full moon of the season rising in the night sky. April’s full pink moon will peak at 10:11 pm ET Wednesday, according to Time and Date. Regardless of the moniker, the silver orb will appear in its usual blue color. The delightful name of the monthly event pays … Read more
We are now at home during the four month saga of Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). This is a break week for this thing as it heads to the long awaited meeting this weekend. The comet was discovered on January 13, 2026, by a team of four astronomers. “MAPS” is an acronym that uses the first … Read more
Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Elon Musk has a knack for creating happiness. His next attempt at it may come with SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO), which is scheduled for June this year. In what could be the largest IPO in history, SpaceX may finally enter the public market, and … Read more
Astronomers have revealed a rare triple-double radio galaxy 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. Known as J022248−060934, this mysterious system sheds new light on the behavior of supermassive black holes. With only six other clusters of its kind previously known, this discovery pushes the boundaries of our understanding of cosmic phenomena and could pave the way … Read more