Swiss researchers test robot dog designed to speed up Moon and Mars exploration In recent trials, the dog-like robot completed missions three times faster than human-guided alternatives. Euronews · Apr 9
Top 10 Stunning Moon Images From Artemis II That Humans Have Never Seen Before Discover the breathtaking lunar images captured by NASA's Artemis II mission, offering a rare glimpse of the Moon's far side and marking a new era in human space exploration. International Business Times UK · Apr 8
It's OK to love the moon mission Problems down on Earth are serious. Spending some time looking up isn’t a waste or distraction Salon · Apr 7
Donald Trump Admits Fears He May Not Live to See NASA's Historic Mars Mission Donald Trump meets NASA's Artemis II crew to discuss the historic moon flyby and future Mars missions while reflecting on his legacy and mortality. International Business Times UK · Apr 7
Trump beams in to speak with NASA astronauts on their spacecraft after they circle the moon and head home to Earth The four crew members of the Artemis II mission traveled about 252,760 miles away from Earth The Independent UK · Apr 7
Artemis II Will Lose Contact for 40 Minutes On Monday: Inside NASA's Most Nerve-Wracking Mission Phase Artemis II crew aboard Orion spacecraft will experience a 40-minute communications blackout as they pass behind the Moon on a historic NASA mission International Business Times UK · Apr 6
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 204 — A New NASA On Episode 204 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik bring it to you from Houston, as the Artemis 2 mission continues. Space · Apr 4
Nasa spacecraft en route to Moon for flyby more than 100,000 miles from Earth One of the Artemis II crew’s tasks has been measuring how loud the toilet was after previous issues were fixed. Evening Standard · Apr 3
79 Bizarre Facts And Stories About The World That Might Break Your Brain There’s no shortage of things to learn, but not everyone has the time to explore them in depth. That’s where bite-sized facts come in. Quick, surprising, and easy to remember, they make learning feel effortless. These picks highlight some of the most interesting facts people have shared online. Bored Panda · Apr 3
This sci-fi racing game's portal effects are blowing people's minds Cars on Mars is the work of a sole indie developer. Creative Bloq · Apr 3
When Is Artemis 3 Launch? Full Timeline, Mission Goals, and Artemis 2's Crucial Role NASA's Artemis III mission in 2027 aims for a historic lunar landing—the first crewed Moon visit since 1972. Learn how Artemis II's tests pave the way for this milestone and future Mars missions. International Business Times UK · Apr 2
Artemis II blasts to the Moon in historic Nasa mission with crew now orbiting Earth The lunar flyby will pave the way for a landing in 2028 and a possible future mission to Mars Evening Standard · Apr 1
Lift-off for first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years The lunar flyby paves the way for a future landing and lays the foundation to send humans to Mars. Evening Standard · Apr 1
America is going back to the moon. Here’s why it’s a big deal - and why you should be OK with the $93 billion cost ANALYSIS: The historic lunar flyby is the first moon trip in more than 50 years and Julia Musto explains why the trip back to the moon is worth it for America The Independent UK · Apr 1
Space · Apr 1 2 bright planets light up April evenings — here's where and when to look Venus and Jupiter dominate April's evening sky, while Mercury, Mars and Saturn linger in the dawn — here's how and when to spot them all.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 1 Artemis heads to the Moon as old rivals race to stake their claim As NASA counts down to sending astronauts back to the Moon under the Artemis programme, countries are racing to secure their place in the lunar future – laying plans to build infrastructure on the surface and exploit its resources. More than 60 years after John F Kennedy called for cooperation…
Reason · Apr 1 NASA's Artemis Program Is a Monument to Government Waste. It Can Only Go Up From Here. Man is finally getting closer to the moon—long delayed by NASA, red tape, and political meddling.
The Independent UK · Mar 31 Nasa is heading back to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. What you need to know about the Artemis mission 10-day journey will be the start of plans for lunar bases and travel to Mars, space agency hopes
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 30 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 - US · Mar 30 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 · Mar 30 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 Guardian - UK · Mar 30 The first moon landing captivated the world. Can a new return visit do the same? The first lunar mission since 1972 is about to lift off. It may not be as groundbreaking as the Apollo flights, but don’t write off the fascination the moon still exerts, says Guardian writer Paul Owen
Cinemablend · Mar 29 Andy Weir Says One Thing We’ve Accepted About Matt Damon In The Martian Actually Doesn’t Make Scientific Sense We all believed it.