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NASA elicits criticism after airing solar eclipse map depicting Crimea as Russian

NASA sparked widespread outrage during its live broadcast of the total solar eclipse on August 12 after displaying a map that visually depicted the occupied Crimean peninsula as part of Russian territory.

13 August, 08:18 AM

NASA releases 12,000 photos from historic Artemis II Moon mission

NASA has made public a vast digital archive of more than 12,000 photos taken during the historic Artemis II mission.

5 May, 03:17 PM

NASA brings Artemis II astronauts home as Orion ends landmark moon mission

NASA’s Orion spacecraft carrying the Artemis II crew splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after completing a 10-day mission around the moon, CNN reported on April 10.

11 April, 10:32 AM

Artemis II crew breaks distance record, proposes moon crater for commander’s late wife

NASA’s Artemis II crew broke a record for distance from Earth that had stood for more than 55 years, but the mission also delivered an emotional moment when the astronauts proposed naming a lunar crater after the late wife of commander Reid Wiseman.

7 April, 05:04 PM

Artemis II astronauts release moon photo showing rare view of the far side

Artemis II astronauts released new photos of the moon on April 6, including views of the near side and a small part of the far side, NASA said.

7 April, 02:19 PM

Artemis II crew to witness rare 53-minute total solar eclipse from beyond the Moon

The Artemis II crew will witness one of the rarest astronomical phenomena — a total solar eclipse beyond the Moon — on April 6, NASA’s head of science flights Kelsey Young announced.

6 April, 12:05 PM

Artemis crew snaps fresh photo of Earth

For the first time since the Apollo Program wound down over five decades ago, a human took a photo of Earth from a distance long enough to fit the entire globe in the frame.

4 April, 03:18 AM

Artemis II lifts off, sending first crewed Moon mission in decades

NASA has launched Artemis II on a historic crewed mission to the Moon, marking humanity’s return to deep space exploration more than 50 years after Apollo 17.

2 April, 09:14 AM

Trump pushes alien disclosure; NASA points to paperwork

Debates over extraterrestrial life and unidentified flying objects have taken on a new political dimension in the United States.

25 February, 01:08 PM

Fire, explosions at vast munitions depot in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast

The 51st GRAU (Main Missile and Artillery Directorate) arsenal in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast is on fire, with locals reporting explosions audible in the area on April 22.

23 April 2025, 02:10 AM

Trump’s crusade against science: NASA cuts, anti-vaccine agenda, and education purge threaten a new Dark Age

During his first term, Donald Trump’s skepticism toward science was well known, marked by his rejection of climate change concerns and vaccine advocacy — a stance that intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely impacted the United States. Now, at the outset of his second term, Trump’s anti-science approach has escalated further, evolving into what some describe as a full-scale crusade against educational institutions, scientific research, and even NASA.

20 March 2025, 03:23 PM

From battlefield to space: Ukrainian robots head to NASA for testing

Ukrainian robots are set to make their mark at NASA, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on March 4, as Diia.City-based company DroneUA begins supplying its technology to the U.S. space agency.

4 March 2025, 05:49 PM

Satellite images show new hangars and S-300 systems at Millerovo airbase

Satellite images from Jan. 6 show that Russia has added new hangars, shelters, and S-300/S-400 positions at the Millerovo air base in Rostov Oblast since Oct. 2024, journalist Mark Krutov reported on X on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 06:06 PM

Aging ISS raises safety concerns, future missions at risk, NASA says

The International Space Station’s (ISS) outdated equipment is raising safety concerns and putting future space missions at risk, Space.com wrote on Nov. 13.

14 November 2024, 08:57 AM

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