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In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts' triumphant moon flyby

8:09 AM on Sunday, April 12

With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights

The Artemis II crew, from left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman come to the center stage at the end of a crew return event Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Ellington Field in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

1:50 PM on Saturday, April 11

Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome

FILE - A man walks alongside damaged apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in the Diamonds subdivision of Acapulco, Mexico, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage, study finds

11:02 AM on Friday, April 10

Marine heat waves are supercharging the damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

3:07 AM on Friday, April 10

The first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century are home

A biologist holds a female common toad in Otrebusy, Poland, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)

Citizen 'Frog Patrol' helps amphibians survive a dangerous road journey in Poland

10:05 PM on Thursday, April 9

Hundreds of volunteers have joined a "Frog Patrol" initiative in a forest near the Polish capital of Warsaw to help amphibians survive road crossings during their spring mating rituals

This image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view the Moon and Earth are shown on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

9:48 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth

FILE -Field Museum and Chicago's skyline is seen from Soldier Field prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Chicago Bears and the Tennessee Titans, Aug. 12, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)

The world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all, scientists say

12:29 AM on Thursday, April 9

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative

FILE - A baseball fan tries to shield from the sun during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Athletics, March 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US

9:58 AM on Wednesday, April 8

March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data

FILE - Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova, 30, departs the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse after being released on bail from federal custody on June 12, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham, File)

Officer improperly canceled visa of Harvard scholar charged with frog embryo smuggling, judge rules

5:52 PM on Tuesday, April 7

A U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. In a ruling Tuesday, the judge said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can't do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples

In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo

7:51 AM on Tuesday, April 7

The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8

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