Artemis 2's Orion capsule will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10. A heat shield and 11 parachutes will help it survive the fiery trip and splash down safely.
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The ALICE experiment at the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, has given scientists their best look yet at quark-gluon plasma, the primordial matter that filled the universe moments after the Big Bang.
Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, while also carving out its own hard sci-fi identity.
NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby observations —especially the micrometeor impact flashes they saw.
The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.
The Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing spectacular photos of the moon and Earth on their iPhones in space.
"It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its brightness so dramatically over such a short period of time."
Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" is magnified when you're looking back from beyond the moon, according to Artemis 2's Christina Koch.
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts chronicled their historic loop around the moon on Monday (April 7) in great detail. Take a look at their stunning images here.
We chatted with Maul – Shadow Lord's leads about what makes this darker animated Star Wars show and their characters special.
Scientists used SWOT to observe the 2025 Kamchatka tsunami, and their resulting work gives an unusually clear view into tsunamigenesis.
Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar flyby on Flight Day 6.
A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright comet lighting up the evening sky this week.
Artemis 2 astronauts witness a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon during their historic lunar flyby.
"Apollo happened before I was born, and the idea that we will see humans on the moon within our lifetimes, with decades of advances in science and technology behind them, is remarkable."
President Donald Trump on Monday night (April 6) hailed the courage and grit of NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts after their historic flyby around the moon.
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts viewed parts of the moon never before seen with human eyes during their epic lunar flyby today (April 6) —and set a spaceflight record in the process.
Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the crew's day off with positivity. Here's the Spotify playlist.

