What’s on the far side of the Moon?
Artemis II’s looping path has carried the crew around the far side of the Moon.
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Emotional crew names Moon crater after commander’s late wife
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman’s wife died from cancer in 2020 at age 46.
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Northrop Grumman’s commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station will deliver scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services…
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
On Monday, April 6, 2026, six days into the Artemis II mission, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen surpassed the record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance from Earth, which…
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24, will deliver approximately 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second flight of the Cygnus XL, the larger, more cargo-capable version of…
How Forests Start to Fail, One Leaf at a Time
In a Swiss forest lab, scientists tracked how beech and oak leaves cool themselves and pinpointed the moment heat and drought push them past their limits. By Bob Berwyn In spring and summer, the canopies of oak and beech forest…
Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York
Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies.
After harsh winter, Ukrainians find joy in releasing bats rescued from war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As night falls over a nature park on the edge of Kyiv, children crowd around volunteers who carefully open cloth bags and release bats into the twilight. As each one takes flight, snapping through the air, more…
AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April 2026
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April 2026 6…
Artemis II Flight Day 6: Lunar Flyby Updates
In this fully illuminated view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is visible on the right. It is identifiable by the dark splotches that cover its surface. These are ancient lava flows from a…