Meet the US Navy divers who welcomed the Artemis 2 astronauts home from the moon.

Four U.S. Navy divers were the first faces to greet NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts when they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after their historic journey around the moon this month. Theve medical team — Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang, Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Laddy Aldridge,…

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Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket grounded after launch mishap.

Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket has been temporarily grounded. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring an investigation into New Glenn's third-ever mission, which launched on Sunday morning (April 19) and resulted in the loss of its payload — …

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Celebrate Earth Day with this Artemis 2 shot | Space photo of the day for April 22, 2026.

Happy Earth Day! This year, we're celebrating with brand-new photos captured by the astronauts who journeyed around the moon and back on NASA's Artemis 2 mission. What is it? On April 1, 2026, four astronauts launched on Artemis 2, the first crewed mission to the moon …

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Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China space programme.

China has ​selected two Pakistani ‌astronauts as candidates for ​its manned ​space programme, state broadcaster ⁠CCTV ​reported on Wednesday. Both ​will travel to China for training, ​and ​one will participate in ‌a ⁠flight mission as a payload specialist ​and ​become ⁠the f…

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US turns to Ukrainian counter-drone tech after Iran attacks.

The U.S. military has introduced Ukrainian counter-drone technology in recent weeks at a key U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia, according to five people with ​knowledge of the matter, as it seeks to stem attacks that have destroyed aircraft and buildings, and killed at least on…

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NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space.

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space. The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment (LECP) was turned off on Friday (April 17) to ensure Voyager 1 has more time available to cont…

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Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap.

On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, spla…

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target.

At the beginning of the week, Curiosity arrived right on target on the rim of the 10-meter (33 feet) “Antofagasta” crater.   The crater looked fresh and deep as we had hoped with a nice well-defined rim that didn't look too eroded, but the bottom of it turned out to be f…

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Nasa’s curiosity finds organic molecules never seen before on Mars.

After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. Of the 21 carbon-containing molecules identified in the sample, seven of…

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Ayatollah agrees to surrender but only if Jd Vance wears this cute sailor outfit

In a stunning breakthrough in the ongoing peace negotiations, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei agreed to a full surrender on the condition that Vice President JD Vance dresses up in "a very cute sailor outfit, preferably with the hat." After weeks of stalled negotiations…

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Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data.

Meta (META.O) is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and ​keystrokes for use in training its artificial intelligence models, part of a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomo…

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Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy.

The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has lifted a ban on exporting lethal weapons, including fighter jets, in a major shift to Japan’s pacifist post-World War II constitution. In a post on X announcing the changes on Tuesday, Takaichi did not specify which w…

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NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. The finding marks the first time a new kind of chemical experiment has been performed on another plan…

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NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today.

NASA's newest space telescope is ready for its moment on stage  —  and soon, in space. The agency will unveil the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Tuesday (April 21) at 4 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), and you can watch the event live here at Space.com courtesy of NASA. Read mo…

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NASA Welcomes Latvia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

The Republic of Latvia signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 62nd nation to commit to responsible space exploration for all humanity.  “We are proud to welcome Latvia to the Artemis Accords…

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Oil prices rise anew after a US-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz strands tankers.

Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies. The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.90 per barrel an hour aft…

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Mexico is going all in for universal health care.

At her morning press conference on April 7, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the credencialización process, or enrollment, for Mexico’s new universal health care service was set to begin. The goal, she explained, was unambiguous: “By the time we leave office, any …

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IMF sees Canada's fiscal position as strongest in G7.

The International Monetary Fund lauded Canada’s fiscal position relative to its peers as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to give an update on his government’s finances. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will release a mini-budget outlining the country’s financ…

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Meta to cut 8,000 jobs — 10% of workforce — in major bloodbath next month.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce in a companywide bloodbath next month – with even more cuts to follow later in the year, according to a report Friday. The Instagram parent will ax nearly 8,000 employees in the initial round set for May 20, Reuter…

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NASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference.

Fresh off their return to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their historic mission around the Moon. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina…

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Cuba’s president says ‘we will defend ourselves’ against U.S. invasion.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the island “will defend ourselves” against a U.S. invasion in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday. Díaz-Canel, 65, said the U.S. has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depos…

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Hubble Spies an Active Spiral.

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from E…

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Pope Leo statements on Iran war and mass deportations inspire American cardinals to speak out.

When President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran this past week, it came after a chorus of world leaders called for an end to the war. One of those voices belonged to Leo XIV, the first-ever U.S.-born pope in the history of the Catholic Church. The 70-year-old po…

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