The Next Humans on the Moon Will Go Where No One Has Gone
Three missions from three programs converge on the lunar south pole in 2026, chasing water ice that could fuel humanity's expansion into space.
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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.
The Invisible Shield Saving Your Life Is About to Become Visible
ESA launches SMILE — the first spacecraft to observe Earth's entire magnetic shield in X-ray light, continuously, in real time.
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.
JWST Just Saw Through the Wall of a Stellar Nursery
Webb reveals gas bubbles, protostellar jets, and dark filaments inside W51 — one of the Milky Way's richest stellar nurseries, now visible.
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.
Nothing in Your Life Prepared You for the Scale of Space
How do we measure a universe that outgrows every ruler? Explore AU, light-years, and parsecs with interactive tools that make cosmic distances tangible.
A Star's Fate Is Written in One Number
A star's fate is written by one number: mass. Set the mass, watch it live and die. Discover how every iron atom in your blood...