How to watch NASA's historic Artemis II launch for the moon - By - Patrick Pester - published - 1 April 26 - NASA's Artemis II mission is set to take four astronauts on a record-breaking spaceflight around the moon, bringing humans farther into space than ever before. Here's how to watch it.

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Artemis II timeline: 12 key steps that will take NASA astronauts to the moon and back - By - Harry Baker - published - 31 March 26 - NASA is gearing up to send astronauts back to the lunar environment for the first time in nearly 55 years. We've broken the 10-day mission into 12 key steps, from the historic liftoff to a record-breaking splashdown.

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NASA announces moon base, Iran war releases staggering carbon, why weed gives people munchies, and Artemis II preps for liftoff. By - Ben Turner - published - 28 March 26 - Science news this week - March 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Artemis II launch LIVE: NASA begins final checks before today's planned launch of historic moon mission - By - Ben Turner, Patrick Pester, Brandon Specktor, Harry Baker, Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - last updated - 1 April 26 - Live Blog - Wednesday, April 1, 2026: Get the latest news and updates on the Artemis II mission as NASA makes final preparations to return humanity to the moon.

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'80% chance of a go,' launch weather officer says at NASA's Artemis II prelaunch conference - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 31 March 26 - NASA said an X-class solar flare is not currently expected to affect the Artemis II mission, while weather on Earth looks favorable for a smooth launch.

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'It blew my mind': Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas 'water cave' By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 31 March 26 - Two researchers snorkeling in a subterranean stream in Texas discovered fossils from the Late Pleistocene epoch, revealing new details about what lived in this ancient ecosystem.

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China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic - By - Quentin Septer - published - 31 March 26 - China's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change.

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Scientists have discovered an 'Achilles' heel' in deadly superbugs - By - Sayan Tribedi - published - 31 March 26 - In a mouse study, scientists found that a bacterial sugar can be exploited to disable dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

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Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits - not the millions we assumed - to break the world's most secure encryption algorithms - By - Keumars Afifi-Sabet - published - 31 March 26 - Future quantum computers will need to be far less powerful than we thought to threaten the security of encrypted messages, banking information and other sensitive data.

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Scientists discover potentially huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Great Salt Lake - By - Sascha Pare - published - 31 March 26 - Researchers have found a layer of fresh water beneath Utah's Great Salt Lake that reaches up to 2.5 miles deep and could turn out to be as big, or bigger, than the lake.

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Tasmanian tigers discovered in Indigenous rock art in Australia, suggesting these marsupials lived there much longer than thought - By - Owen Jarus - published - 30 March 26 - Around 14 new rock-art depictions of thylacines, also known as Tasmanian tigers, have been found in northern Australia.

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Farthest, fastest and most diverse: 6 major records the Artemis II astronauts will smash as NASA returns to the moon - By - Harry Baker - published - 30 March 26 - The Artemis II astronauts will soon launch on the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. During this trip, they will travel farther and faster than any humans in history - and will each claim a different individual record.

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How to catch the full 'Pink Moon' in April followed by a 'Blue Moon' in May - By - Jamie Carter - published - 28 March 26 - April's full moon, known as the Pink Moon, determines the dates of Passover and Easter. This year, it rises on April 1.

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Mystery medical episode that left astronaut unable to speak shows one of NASA's biggest risks as moon missions ramp up - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 27 March 26 - Veteran astronaut Michael Fincke's sudden medical emergency aboard the ISS is a stark reminder that, as NASA pushes toward long-term lunar missions, astronaut health remains one of spaceflight's biggest unknowns.

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