Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post about using nuclear bombs to cut a new channel in the Strait of Hormuz. There’s history there
NASA’s Artemis II mission is about to pass behind the moon
The fifth day in space for Artemis II saw space suit tests, an Easter egg hunt and final preparations for an imminent close encounter with the moon
NASA’s Artemis II, endangered species and oil, low western U.S. snowpack
An update on NASA’s historic moon mission, alarm over the low snowpack in the western U.S. and a move that could endanger wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico
Where is Artemis II? NASA astronauts near the moon for first time in more than 50 years
Day four of the Artemis II mission to the moon saw the crew start to prepare in earnest for their lunar flyby and experience yet more toilet troubles
NASA’s Artemis II laser communications system is beaming 4K video from the moon
A new laser system aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft is sending sharper video and more data back to Earth
NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is gearing up for its lunar flyby
NASA officials and the Artemis II crew are starting to prepare in earnest for Monday’s lunar flyby—while also trying to fix the mission’s toilet
What will NASA’s Artemis II astronauts see on the moon?
The Artemis II crew will spend about six hours on Monday observing the moon. Here’s what they’ll be looking for
Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science
The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing
Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is now closer to moon than Earth
The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts trek out to fly around the moon
The mathematical formula that reveals when Easter is every year
You can track the start of spring and the phases of the moon—or you can turn to a formula by mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss