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‘Project Hail Mary’ demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts

Early in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s science fiction blockbuster “Project Hail Mary,” middle school teacher Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, is tasked by an international coalition to uncover the biology of a strange microbe known as an “astrophage” that has been absorbing energy from an ever-dimming Sun.

The Conversation · Mar 31

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?”

The Conversation · Mar 31

Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?

At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles south-east of Samoa, concluding the last mission to the Moon.

The Conversation · Mar 31

‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won't this quartet land on the lunar surface?

Space · Mar 31

Scientists uncover a 100-kilometre ‘hidden world’ beneath Antarctica that could change climate predictions

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey made a breakthrough in understanding a decades-old geographical mystery by identifying a large granite body buried beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). The team came upon the mystery after noticing some exotic (pink) boulders located on top of black volcanics within the Hudson…

The Times of India · Mar 31

Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma 'hat' in the Sahara — Earth from space

A 2025 astronaut photo shows a massif made of concentric mountain ridges in the Libyan desert. The rocky walls contain ancient artworks and are occasionally used to contain herds of grazing cattle.

LiveScience · Mar 31

7 People Who Were Said To Return From The Dead Before Jesus

For thousands of years, people across different civilizations have told stories about someone who crossed the line between life and death and somehow returned. Long before Jesus, ancient cultures already had myths about gods, heroes, and sacred figures who were believed to come back after dying or disappearing. These stories…

Times Life · Mar 31

Virgin Galactic reopens sales for spaceflight tourism priced at $750,000 a seat

After a nearly two-year hiatus, Richard Branson’s space company is finally taking bookings again — putting it ahead of Jeff Bezos’s rival space company Blue Origin

The Independent UK · Mar 31

Activists outraged after mining company announces plans to dig for rare earth elements next to US National Park

The proposed mining site is just outside the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park — and reportedly part of the habitat of an endangered desert tortoise

The Independent UK · Mar 30