Four People Just Broke the Apollo Distance Record Today
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's distance record and captures a solar eclipse from lunar orbit. Every milestone from the April 2026 mission.
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A New Telescope Will Find 100,000 Planets We Didn't Know Existed
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will find 100,000 exoplanets using gravitational microlensing. A census of worlds we never knew existed.
Perseverance Found Something on Mars That Might Be a Fossil
Perseverance found organic molecules in Jezero Crater. Mars has been keeping secrets — and we are finally close enough to read them.
These Are the First Human Photos of the Far Side of the Moon
The first photographs taken by human hands from the far side of the Moon. Artemis II crew shares what no camera has captured before.
The Four People Flying Further Than Anyone Has in 53 Years
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen. Four people currently farther from Earth than anyone in 53 years. Who they are.
Four People Just Left Earth Orbit for the First Time in 53 Years
Four astronauts are farther from Earth than any human since 1972. What Artemis II means for lunar exploration, and what comes next.
Today, Humans Get Closer to the Moon Than Anyone Since 1972
Orion flies 4,066 miles above the lunar surface — the closest human approach to the Moon since 1972. A 56-year distance record falls on April...
Right Now, Four Humans Are Farther From Earth Than Anyone in 53 Years
Artemis II is not a preview — it is happening now. Four people are beyond Earth orbit for the first time since Apollo 17.