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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?”

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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

Starlink satellite 34343 disappears in ‘fragment creation event’ — observation 'immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite after the event'

Starlink posted an update on satellite 34343, which it lost communications with on Sunday after a debris‑generation incident.

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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

It's humanity's first flight to the moon since 1972

The Independent UK

Japan’s underwater supervolcano shows signs of activity after 7,300 years

One of the most significant volcanic eruptions in the recent history of our planet occurred over 7,000 years ago in southern Japan. Today, experts have found that the same volcano is gradually being filled with magma beneath the ocean bed. While this does not indicate an impending volcanic eruption, it…

The Times of India

Full Pink Moon to peak for Nasa’s Artemis launch

Thursday’s Pink Moon peaks less than four hours after the scheduled launch for the Artemis II mission

The Independent UK

‘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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Britain should be proud of historic Artemis II Moon launch involvement, Tim Peake says

A spacecraft is due to launch on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida which would see astronauts fly around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years

The Independent UK

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25 years ago, 'Invader Zim' arrived, but it was too far ahead of its time

"You dare agree with me? Prepare to meet your horrible doom!"

Inverse

Next 'Project Hail Mary' Adaptation Could Restore What The Movie Left Out

A manga of 'Project Hail Mary' is in the works. Here's why this is great news for fans, and why this could expand the story beyond the movie.

Space

Best moon movies: 12 lunar adventures to watch ahead of NASA's Artemis 2 launch

From 'Destination Moon' to 'Apollo 13,' here’s a full spectrum of lunar-set films to count down.

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Tesla Appears to Have a New Master Plan... and SpaceX Is a Huge Part of It

Tesla's Q4 earnings reveal a bold new vision. With SpaceX ties deepening and a Terafab in Austin, a 2027 merger may be closer than investors think.

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Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission

The astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a trajectory that will make them the first humans to travel to the Moon in over half a century.

The Conversation

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long-term lunar presence

The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn’t about planting a flag. It’s about learning how to live and work there.

The Guardian - UK

Stuart Penkett obituary

Atmospheric chemist whose laboratory work helped to identify the causes of acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer

The Guardian - US

Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’

Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’

Space

Could bad space weather endanger the Artemis 2 moon astronauts?

Space weather experts have been working overtime to hone their forecasts ahead of the Artemis 2 launch, which will send four astronauts around the moon and back to Earth.

The Independent UK

Where is Goonhilly Earth Station? The communications site helping to track Artemis II mission to the moon

Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston, will help to track the Orion spacecraft

Evening Standard

Cornish radiocommunication station to support Nasa Moon mission

Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston, will help to track the Orion spacecraft.

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