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As NASA launches a crewed Moon mission, Australia is once again playing a critical role

On April 1 2026, NASA is sending astronauts back around the Moon. And Australia will play a critical role in helping them get there.

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Astronauts can face 'nearly lethal doses' of solar radiation — so why launch Artemis II during the sun's peak of activity? Space scientist Patricia Reiff explains.

NASA's Artemis II flight around the moon will expose astronauts to space weather. Space scientist Patricia Reiff tells Live Science how solar flares and radiation will impact the lunar mission.

LiveScience

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…

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Artemis astronauts arrive at launch pad after completing final task - a game of cards

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Watch: Artemis II launch as NASA send first crewed mission to the Moon in decades

Watch as Nasa launched four astronauts on a 10-day flight around the Moon.

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Artemis II Moon mission’s mascot designed by student

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The Independent UK

Artemis II: Nasa’s crewed rocket lifts off to begin 10-day lunar journey – as it happened

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What do scientists hope to learn from NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon flyby?

Here's what's on the experiment roster for the Artemis 2 moon mission.

Space

King sends good wishes and an eco-message to lunar mission astronauts

Charles says it is vital ‘the Moon remains a beacon of peaceful scientific discovery rather than a theatre of exploitation’.

Evening Standard

Meet ‘Rise’ the official mascot of the Artemis II moon mission

The plushie was designed by an California elementary-aged student

The Independent UK

NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch may be visible from Florida and southern Georgia today. Here's when to look

Here's where you need to be to see the Artemis 2 moon rocket launch with your own eyes.

Space

Artemis II Launch: UK Time, Live Stream and Everything You Need to Know About NASA's Moon Return

NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts on a 10‑day journey around the moon, with lift-off from Cape Canaveral set for 11:24 p.m. UK time and full live coverage on YouTube.

International Business Times UK

NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Finally Enters Countdown After Delays and Hydrogen Leak Test Setback

NASA's Artemis II mission marks a historic moment as it prepares for its first crewed flight to the Moon in over 50 years. Discover the stakes, the crew, and the mission's significance.

International Business Times UK

Watch Artemis 2 fly through space in real time with this telescope livestream tonight

A Virtual Telescope Project livestream aims to track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft — here's how to watch it as it travels through space.

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NASA's Artemis II Moon mission is set to make space history

The lunar flyby sets the stage for a Moon landing later this decade.

LiveScience

Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever —‬ and it may soon 'self-destruct'

A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "outgassing" during a flyby of Earth in 2017.

The Independent UK

King Charles writes letter to Artemis astronaut ahead of Nasa launch

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The Latest: Fueling begins as NASA aims to send 1st crew to the moon in 53 years

Launch preparations have begun for the Artemis II mission, NASA’s planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts that will be the first moon trip in 53 years

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The Guardian - UK

Pot Noodle pizza to Doctor Who Darlic bread: this year’s best April fools

Taken in by reports of Liz Truss joining Nasa or the launch of nappy ‘Twosies’? It’s that time of year again

Inverse

How To Watch The Historic Artemis II Moon Launch Today

Humanity is returning to the Moon. Here's how to watch the Artemis II launch, live.

The Guardian - US

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

Space

April's full 'Pink Moon' rises tonight — just as NASA readies its Artemis 2 moon mission

The "Pink Moon" will rise on the same day Artemis 2 is due to launch a crew of 4 to lunar space.

The Conversation

Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

In April 2026, four astronauts are scheduled to fly around the Moon. As part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will become the first humans to do so in half a century. One crew member, pilot Victor Glover, will become the first Black astronaut to ever orbit the Moon.

The Independent UK

NASA begins fueling rocket to launch astronauts on the first lunar trip in half a century

NASA has begun filling its moon rocket gas tank for humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a century

Space

Satellite spies SpaceX Starlink before it breaks apart | Space photo of the day for April 1, 2026

SpaceX Starlink spacecraft was seen prior to breaking up in orbit by a satellite.

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