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NASA set to launch Artemis 2 moon mission today, the 1st crewed lunar flight since 1972

NASA plans to make history today (April 1) with the launch of Artemis 2, the first crewed moon mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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Nasa’s Artemis II rocket lifts off for historic moon mission

Mass of spectators cheers dazzling Florida launch as astronauts head to moon for first time in almost 54 years

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This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph

NASA's XRISM X-ray spacecraft has clocked 2 million mph winds ripping out of a distant galaxy bursting with star formation.

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Yes, NASA's launching Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon on April Fools' Day. It's not a joke.

NASA is hoping for a historic moon launch, not a punchline on April 1.

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Comet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?

Comet MAPS is about to face its ultimate test as it sweeps just 101,000 miles above the sun's surface.

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What will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA's ambitious moon mission?

"If an event is particularly bad, there are some places in the capsule, such as storage bays and down by the toilet, that the crew can go to."

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Dame Carole Jordan obituary

Astrophysicist who studied the outer atmospheres of cool stars including the corona of the sun, visible during eclipses

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Here's what the Artemis 2 astronauts will be doing on each day of NASA's historic moon mission

The crew's 10-day mission will be filled with science, spacecraft tests, medical checks, survival training and more.

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Artemis 2 astronauts reveal adorable zero-g indicator 'Rise' | Space photo of the day for March 31, 2026

The four astronaut's of NASA's Artemis 2 mission arrived in style at Kennedy Space Center ahead of their historic moon mission.

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Starlink satellite 34343 disappears in ‘fragment creation event’ — observation 'immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite after the event'

Starlink posted an update on satellite 34343, which it lost communications with on Sunday after a debris‑generation incident.

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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

It's humanity's first flight to the moon since 1972

The Independent UK

NASA's Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover listens to 'Whitey on the Moon' every Monday. This is why.

"It ain't about racism. It's about the human condition."

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‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially

The Guardian - UK

Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won't this quartet land on the lunar surface?

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Virgin Galactic reopens sales for spaceflight tourism priced at $750,000 a seat

After a nearly two-year hiatus, Richard Branson’s space company is finally taking bookings again — putting it ahead of Jeff Bezos’s rival space company Blue Origin

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Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says

A massive X1.4 solar flare won't endanger NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon.

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Artemis II: Countdown under way for first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years

The 10-day test flight will see the team fly around the Moon and back on a 685,000-mile journey

The Independent UK

NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years

The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

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Britain should be proud of historic Artemis II Moon launch involvement, Tim Peake says

A spacecraft is due to launch on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida which would see astronauts fly around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist

Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself.

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Heading to Florida for NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch? Here's what to know before you go

A lot of people are coming to Florida for the historic Artemis 2 moon launch, so they'll need to budget extra time to see the astronauts fly.

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Sun rises on Artemis 2 launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 30, 2026

NASA's SLS moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun ahead of the agency's Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for April 1.

The Independent UK

Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back

The Guardian - US

Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’

Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’

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Could bad space weather endanger the Artemis 2 moon astronauts?

Space weather experts have been working overtime to hone their forecasts ahead of the Artemis 2 launch, which will send four astronauts around the moon and back to Earth.

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