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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Trump threatens Iranian ships as US naval blockade begins.

United States President Donald Trump threatens Iranian ships, saying they will be “eliminated” if they “come anywhere close to our blockade”. The start of the US military’s blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports has now begun, according to the de…

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US-Iran peace talks end without a deal.

Vice-President JD Vance, who led the US delegation, says America and Iran have not reached an agreement after marathon peace talks in Islamabad. Iranian state media has accused the US of making “unreasonable demands” that prevented negotiations from progressing. Pakistan ha…

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Vance, US negotiators meeting with Iran, Pakistan delegations for ceasefire talks.

Vice President JD Vance, U.S special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday for planned talks with Iran. The U.S. is currently in a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran after launching Operation Epic Fury …

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US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire.

US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. It would be a provocative move considering Beijing said it helped broker the fragi…

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Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Launches to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew.

At 7:41 a.m. EDT, more than 11,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft for the company’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. The spacecraft …

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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech.

France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. Linux is an open source operating sys…

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Artemis II astronauts splash down off California’s coast after a historic journey around the moon.

Artemis II returns home: The astronauts successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET as planned, concluding a monumental and risky 10-day journey around the moon and back that took them farther from Earth than anyone in human history. What happens ne…

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Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says.

Traveling far from her home planet helped Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch appreciate it even more. Koch and her crewmates talked with some of their International Space Station (ISS) counterparts on Tuesday (April 7), a day after Artemis 2's epic flyby of the moon. And…

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