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'This is really big stuff.' Trump hails NASA Artemis 2 astronauts after historic moon flyby feat

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.

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Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA

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.

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Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs

Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the crew's day off with positivity. Here's the Spotify playlist.

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Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar 'bright spot' after mission commander's late wife

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by an astronaut, NASA's Artemis 2 crew took a moment to dedicate a few features on the moon's surface for their spacecraft and lost loved ones.

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Artemis 2 breaks humanity's all-time distance record during historic loop around the moon (video)

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970.

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'Maul – Shadow Lord' is the darkest and most focused animated 'Star Wars' show yet

Darth Maul's own series instantly sets itself apart from its relatives with a killer pitch, but it suffers from familiar debut season frustrations.

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The moon up close: How the Artemis 2 astronauts are photographing their historic lunar flyby

The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey certain areas of the moon's far side, and they're chronicling their historic journey in detail.

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Deja vu: Trump proposes cutting NASA science funding by 47% again

NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY 2027 budget request proposes a 23% reduction in overall funding and a 47% cut to science programs.

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Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history.

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Moon milestones: A rundown of Artemis 2's many spaceflight firsts

You've probably heard it by now: NASA’s Artemis 2 mission was the first to launch astronauts to fly by the moon in more than 50 years. But that was just the first of the firsts for this mission.

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Atlas V rocket launches its heaviest-ever payload, sending 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit

An Atlas V launched 29 of Amazon's internet satellites — collectively the heaviest load the rocket has ever lofted — on Saturday morning (April 4).

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Artemis 2 astronauts see Earth in the rear-view mirror | Space photo of the day for April 3, 2026

The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home planet recently as they sped away from it and toward the moon.

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NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. Can you see the Artemis 4 landing sites from Earth?

NASA's Artemis Program seeks to place American boots close to the moon's south pole.

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How to watch the new 'lost' Doctor Who episodes from anywhere in the world

Love Doctor Who? Then you'll be over the moon that two previously lost episodes, The Nightmare Begins and Devil's Planet, have been recovered. Here's how to watch them wherever you are.

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Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6).

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When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2

The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.

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Artemis 2 astronauts are about to see one of the rarest skywatching sights of all — a solar eclipse from beyond the moon

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.

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The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet

The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the moon like no one's gone before.

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The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'

This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin.

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts will try to recreate Apollo 8's historic 'Earthrise' photo during April 6 flyby

Plans are in place for the crew of Artemis 2 to try to replicate one of the most famous images ever taken from space — Apollo 8's shot of Earth rising over the moon's horizon.

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This is the inspiring Easter message an Artemis 2 astronaut has for Earth while traveling to the moon (video)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover delivered an impromptu Easter message as his Artemis 2 Orion capsule sped toward the moon on Saturday (April 4).

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