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NASA’s Artemis II mission takes off with four astronauts for historic lunar journey

The mission, a 10-day journey around the Moon, represents the United States' most significant step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface within this decade.

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 1, 2026
General view of the moon on March 30, 2026

Countdown to a lunar comeback: NASA readies astronauts for Moon journey

The sun is captured over Earth's horizon by a crew member aboard the International Space Station in this May 21, 2013 photo courtesy of NASA.

NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.

NASA charts course to a permanent lunar outpost and a nuclear‑propelled Mars vehicle


First time: The Blue Ghost lander successfully lands on the moon

Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.

 On the surface of the moon. Initial documentation from the lander

NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

Flyby of Donaldjohanson will test Lucy's navigation before mission to Jupiter Trojans.

 NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson.

Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk increases to 3.1%, highest ever recorded

NASA's CNEOS ranks the threat level of asteroid 2024 YR4 at 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale, indicating a '1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction.'

 Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk increases to 3.1%, highest ever recorded. Illustration.

NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies.

 An artist's concept shows the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*

‘Consider again that dot’: How NASA's Voyager and Carl Sagan showed us Earth like never before

On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.

 An updated version of the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image.

Curiosity rover captures rare iridescent noctilucent clouds on mars

The clouds, composed of carbon dioxide ice crystals, glow in shades of red, green, and pearlescent hues in the martian twilight.

 Curiosity rover captures rare iridescent noctilucent clouds on Mars.

Israeli co Odysight.ai set for Nasdaq IPO

Odysight.ai is currently traded on Wall Street's over-the-counter market with a market cap of $111 million.

 MARKET INFORMATION is displayed on a monitor at the New York Stock Exchange. The invasion of Ukraine and the intensification of international sanctions imposed on Russia are having a strong effect on world markets.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

 NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io. Illustration.

The space race is back in 2025 - opinion

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

 View from the International Space Station.

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

 ILAN RAMON in front of an F16 aircraft.