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Artemis II seals historic lunar return with Pacific splashdown

Artemis II completes humanity’s first lunar round trip in over 50 years, ending with a Pacific splashdown of the Orion capsule 'Integrity' after an automated, high-speed descent; the crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—witnessed lunar far-side views, a solar eclipse, and Earth from space, paving the way for the next crewed Moon landing and a permanent lunar base later this decade, with recovery by the US Navy off California.

via Al Jazeera|

#artemis-ii #lunar-mission #nasa

gaming15 hours ago•16 min saved

Launch-ready PS5/PS4 Space Games to Fuel Artemis II Fever

After Artemis II's Moon mission, Push Square flags 10 PS5/PS4 space-themed games to scratch the spaceflight itch: Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition, No Man's Sky (with PSVR2 support), Star Trucker, Heavenly Bodies, Dead Space, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Elite Dangerous, Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. The lineup ranges from realistic spaceflight sims and large-scale exploration to open-world adventures and narrative RPGs, offering co-op thrills and immersive experiences for fans of space exploration.

via Push Square|

#artemis-ii #gaming #ps4

space22 hours ago•8 min saved

Artemis II: A Space Triumph Amid Political Crosswinds

An op-ed praising Artemis II’s historic crewed mission and international collaboration, while arguing that NASA’s competence and a diverse, forward-looking team show what science-driven progress can achieve even amid domestic political turmoil and controversial leadership.

via Washington Monthly|

#artemis-ii #nasa #orion-spacecraft

space-exploration1 day ago•77 min saved

Artemis 2: Real-time telescope livestream tracks crewed Moon mission back to Earth

A Virtual Telescope Project will livestream Artemis 2's return to Earth tonight, tracking Orion with robotic telescopes in Italy as it speeds home. The event starts at 10:45 p.m. EDT (02:45 GMT) on April 9, with a splashdown expected in the Pacific on April 10, weather permitting.

via Space|

#artemis-2 #earth-return #livestream

science2 days ago•5 min saved

Artemis II Triggers Overview Effect, Reframing Earth as Home

During Artemis II's lunar flyby, astronauts described the 'overview effect'—a perspective shift that highlights Earth’s fragility and humanity’s shared home as they view the Moon’s far side and a sunlit horizon. Victor Glover called the view sci‑fi, Christina Koch spoke of choosing Earth, and fellow crewmates and veterans echoed the theme, citing Frank White’s concept and the broader implications for future exploration and stewardship of our planet.

via CNN|

#artemis-ii #earth-from-space #nasa

science2 days ago•42 min saved

Artemis II Photos Spotlight NASA's Diverse Moon Mission Team

NASA's Artemis II photos are going viral not just for the mission, but for highlighting a diverse, predominantly female team behind the launch, including Christina Koch—the first woman to orbit the Moon—sparking praise on social media for representation in space exploration.

via BuzzFeed|

#artemis-ii #nasa #science

world2 days ago•55 min saved

Artemis II: A Multifaith Milestone in Space Exploration

Artemis II expands how religion is publicly expressed in space, with astronaut Victor Glover delivering a broad, Easter-season message of love from Orion as the crew nears lunar flyby—mirroring Apollo 8’s Genesis reading but signaling a more pluralistic, global approach to faith in NASA’s era. The mission, overlapping with Easter and Passover, includes Ramadan acknowledgment by crew and a Indigenous-inspired mission patch, reflecting a shift toward celebrating multiple beliefs rather than centering a single tradition. This evolution follows the 1968 Genesis reading controversy and O’Hair’s lawsuit and echoes Buzz Aldrin’s view that space exploration should belong to all humanity, not just one faith. Artemis II therefore highlights NASA’s ongoing, more inclusive stance on faith in space, while avoiding public endorsement of any single religious tradition.

via Religion News Service|

#artemis-ii #faith #nasa

space-exploration3 days ago•78 min saved

Artemis 2 goes smartphone: astronauts snap history with iPhone 17s

Artemis 2’s crew is documenting the mission with iPhones on board (iPhone 17s, not connected to the internet) along with GoPros and Nikon cameras, capturing Earth, crew moments, and the lunar flyby. The effort accompanies a historic far-side lunar trajectory that set the record for farthest-ever human spaceflight, and signals a growing role for smartphones in space photography as the Orion crew (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen) heads back to Earth.

via space.com|

#artemis-2 #earthrise #iphone-photography

science11 days ago•168 min saved

A Visual Chronicle of Space Exploration Milestones

CNN publishes a photo-driven retrospective tracing humanity’s space journey—from Sputnik I’s 1957 launch and Yuri Gagarin’s 1961 orbit to Apollo 11’s lunar landing, early spacewalks, and milestones like the ISS, Voyager probes, the Hubble and James Webb telescopes, and recent lunar missions—showing how each achievement expanded our reach beyond Earth.

via CNN|

#apollo-11 #nasa #science

space-exploration14 days ago•73 min saved

Artemis 2: Four astronauts set for crewed lunar orbit with live coverage on April 1

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will launch no earlier than April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center, carrying Reid Williams (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist) and CSA’s Jeremy Hansen. The crew will ride the Space Launch System and Orion on a roughly 10-day flight to loop around the Moon, with a close approach around 5,000 miles from the lunar surface and a trans-lunar injection about 24 hours after liftoff. Exterior Orion cameras will stream live footage and NASA expects daily communications with Earth as mission events unfold. Artemis 2 tests the SLS/Orion system for future Artemis missions, though timings can change; Space.com will provide live updates.

via Space|

#artemis-2 #canadian-space-agency #moon-mission

science14 days ago•90 min saved

Drone footage captures groundbreaking sperm whale birth as NASA tests astronauts for Artemis II

Live Science reports the first drone-captured footage of a sperm whale giving birth, showing a matriarchal social group surrounding the mother and calf during the hour-long event, a rare non-primate birth. Separately, NASA is using astronauts as experimental subjects to study how radiation, isolation and microgravity affect humans as it advances Artemis II and broader lunar ambitions, including a permanent base and a nuclear-powered rocket.

via Live Science|

#artemis-ii #drones #nasa

entertainment14 days ago•5 min saved

Ed Baldwin Faces a Cancer Curveball in For All Mankind Season 5

Season 5 opens with Ed Baldwin, now in his eighties, diagnosed with stage 3 cancer likely due to decades of space radiation, which ends his era of flying and casts doubt on his survival through the season and toward the series’ finale; the piece notes his unbelievable resilience across multiple disasters and teases potential sci‑fi twists (like a robot body or consciousness transfer) as the show pushes ahead.

via SlashFilm|

#cancer #ed-baldwin #entertainment

space-exploration14 days ago•75 min saved

Space reproduction hurdles: microgravity slows sperm and embryo development

A University of Adelaide study used a 3D clinostat to simulate microgravity and found that sperm from humans, mice, and pigs had about 30% fewer chances to reach eggs in microgravity, while embryos formed under these conditions initially appeared stronger but degraded with longer exposure. The results suggest mammalian reproduction in space could be highly challenging for long-term space settlements, though future work could explore partial gravity (Moon/Mars) and potential IVF advances on Earth.

via Space|

#embryos #ivf #microgravity

space-exploration14 days ago•73 min saved

Budget crunch narrows NASA's decade of Venus to a single mission

Budget pressures threaten NASA's three-mission “decade of Venus” plan, likely leaving only one mission moving forward: DAVINCI, which targets a December 2030 launch and a January 2033 descent probe, as Envision and VERITAS face funding constraints. ESA negotiations over Envision and potential domestication of its radar add to the uncertainty, and missing the 2033 window could push Venus-era delays by years.

via Space|

#davinci #envision #nasa

television15 days ago•1 min saved

For All Mankind Season 5 Keeps Tech in Check as Humans Reach Mars

Season 5 of For All Mankind on Apple TV+ expands the alt-history space race to Mars, presenting a utopian, human-centered vision where tech advances aid life without dominating people.

via The New York Times|

#apple-tv #for-all-mankind #mars