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Blackouts, broken records and a message from the past: five key moments from Artemis II’s lunar flyby

Crew of Orion capsule spent emotional day documenting surface of moon – and paying homage to astronauts who paved the way

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Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs

Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the crew's day off with positivity. Here's the Spotify playlist.

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Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar 'bright spot' after mission commander's late wife

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by an astronaut, NASA's Artemis 2 crew took a moment to dedicate a few features on the moon's surface for their spacecraft and lost loved ones.

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Artemis 2 breaks humanity's all-time distance record during historic loop around the moon (video)

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970.

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Artemis astronauts fly around the Moon and go farther from Earth than any human has been before

Artemis has passed a record that has stood for nearly 56 years - since the Apollo 13 mission in 1970

Evening Standard

The moon up close: How the Artemis 2 astronauts are photographing their historic lunar flyby

The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey certain areas of the moon's far side, and they're chronicling their historic journey in detail.

Space

Artemis II crew enters moon’s gravitational grip ahead of historic flyby

Nasa’s Orion capsule will be just over 4,000 miles above lunar surface, allowing astronauts to see both poles

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Deja vu: Trump proposes cutting NASA science funding by 47% again

NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY 2027 budget request proposes a 23% reduction in overall funding and a 47% cut to science programs.

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NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here's what to expect hour by hour (timeline)

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today (April 6). Here's how it will happen, hour by hour.

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Man Claims Space Travel Is “Distinctly Christian” After Artemis II Broadcast—The Comments Did Not Disappoint

"It's a feat for all humanity, not just Christians," one user wrote in response to a Christian man celebrating that "we are so back" after NASA's Easter message.

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Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history.

Space

Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby

Four astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission

The Guardian - US

Artemis II’s historic moon flyby is today. Here’s what astronauts hope to see on highlight of lunar mission

Wiseman and his crew spent years studying lunar geography to prepare for the big event

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: Can human-based space exploration still be meaningful?

In today’s newsletter: Far from Earth and out of contact, the four‑person crew of Artemis II continues a journey designed to test endurance and the limits of deep‑space exploration

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Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6).

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When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2

The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.

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A Real-Life Astronaut Just Got To See Project Hail Mary Before Launching Into Space. His Review?

A movie truly out of this world.

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Artemis 2 astronauts are about to see one of the rarest skywatching sights of all — a solar eclipse from beyond the moon

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.

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The Guardian - US

Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says

Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off

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The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet

The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the moon like no one's gone before.

The Guardian - UK

Artemis II astronauts expected to reach far side of moon on Monday

Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured

Space

The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'

This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin.

The Independent UK

What to know about the moon flyby as Artemis II to break Apollo 13’s record

Apollo 13’s astronauts missed out on a moon landing when one of their oxygen tanks ruptured on the way there in 1970

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts will try to recreate Apollo 8's historic 'Earthrise' photo during April 6 flyby

Plans are in place for the crew of Artemis 2 to try to replicate one of the most famous images ever taken from space — Apollo 8's shot of Earth rising over the moon's horizon.

The Guardian - UK

Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say

Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firm’s plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit

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