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.
Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s budget by nearly 25%. The post Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts…
NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2
NASA has stopped work on a second mobile launch platform intended for an upgraded version of the Space Launch System the agency no longer plans to develop. The post NASA…
Artemis II Mission Shares New Photo of Earth
NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right…
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…
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.