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.
Thinking of You, Earth
NASA On April 4, 2026, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the…
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.
NASA finalizes science plans for Artemis 2 lunar flyby
WASHINGTON — As Artemis 2 approaches the moon, a NASA science team is finalizing plans for the observations they want the astronauts to perform during their flyby. At an April…
If Life Exists in Venus’ Atmosphere, It Could Have Come From Earth
A new study presented at the 2026 LPSC suggests that if life does exist in Venus’ clouds, there’s a chance it came from Earth.
Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites
An Atlas 5 launched the latest set of satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation April 4 as the company seeks to accelerate deployment of its spacecraft. The post Atlas 5 launches…
NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows on Saturday, April 4, 2026, looking back at Earth, as the…
Artemis 2 astronauts — now halfway to the moon — report ‘burning smell’ from toilet, but everything’s fine
The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission reported a burning smell from their Orion spacecraft toilet overnight, but Mission Control isn’t overly concerned. They are over halfway to the…
Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan
$71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development The post Space Force budget would more than…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 204 — A New NASA
On Episode 204 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik bring it to you from Houston, as the Artemis 2 mission continues.