The ever-present hail of cosmic rays streaming into the Solar System from an outer galaxy may not be what we thought. According to Chang’e 4 on the far side of the Moon, there is a mysterious ‘bag’ of cosmic ray flux between the Earth and the Moon that occurs when the two bodies line up … Read more
Six Timepix chips developed at CERN will measure the radiation environment in the spacecraft that will orbit the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II mission. At 00:35 CEST today, the mission of Artemis II successfully began, marking the first manned trip to the Moon since 1972. During their ten-day journey in the Orion spacecraft, the four … Read more
NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission, marking the first manned mission to the moon since the Apollo program ended in 1972. The 322-foot Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off at 6:35pm ET (22:35 GMT) on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending the Orion crew capsule on a 10-day journey. Recommended Stories list of … Read more
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
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
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
The first full moon of the year appears on April 1 and plays an important role in setting the date of Easter. The official time the moon will be full is 10:12 pm EDT. Interestingly, once the full moon arrives, its position in the sky will make it about twelve degrees south-east of the inhabited … Read more
Artemis II crew members – mission specialist Christina Koch (left) and commander Reid Wiseman (right) – listen as pilot Victor Glover speaks to the media after landing at the Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts’ planned 10-day mission will take them around the Moon and back to Earth. … Read more