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Earth as a thin blue-and-white crescent setting behind the cratered gray horizon of the Moon, photographed from the Orion spacecraft

Space Missions · October 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Artemis II Flew Around the Moon. These Are the Photos the Crew Brought Back

Artemis II carried four astronauts around the Moon in April 2026, farther from Earth than any humans have traveled. Here are the crew's photographs, from Earthset to a view of the Milky Way.

Artist's concept of the Voyager spacecraft in interstellar space

Space Missions · October 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day From Earth, a First for Any Human-Made Object

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object and is about to pass a distance light needs a full day to cross. Its power supply is fading.

The Cosmic Cliffs, the edge of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope

Space Missions · October 5, 2026 · 3 min read

What the James Webb Space Telescope Sees: The Universe in Infrared

Webb's 6.5-meter gold mirror and infrared instruments let it study the first galaxies, dust-shrouded stars and the atmospheres of distant planets.

The International Space Station seen against the blackness of space with Earth below

Space Missions · September 30, 2026 · 2 min read

How to Spot the International Space Station from Your Backyard

The International Space Station is visible to the naked eye. When it can be seen and how to find the times for a given location.