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NASA

• A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes 
  April 8, 2026
  A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
• Celestial Wonders in Leo
  April 8, 2026
  Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer’s eyes, inviting deeper looks into some of Leo’s celestial delights, including a great double star and a famous galactic trio. Leo’s distinctive forward sickle, or “reverse question mark,” is easy to spot […]
• NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth
  April 7, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal some regions no human has seen, including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, astronauts captured the images April 6 during the mission’s seven-hour flyby of the lunar far side, showing humanity’s return to the Moon’s […]
• Earthset
  April 7, 2026 by Monika Luabeya
  The Artemis II crew captured this view of Earth setting on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. As the astronauts flew over the Moon’s far side, the crew photographed and described terrain features including impact craters, ancient lava flows, and surface cracks and ridges formed as the Moon slowly evolved over time. […]
• Experience the Rollout of SLS Hardware for Artemis III
  April 7, 2026 by Gary Daines
  Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third SLS (Space Launch System) core stage as it is prepped to head from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Are you passionate about social media and communications? Do you love to create content for an […]

SpaceNews

• Industry navigates NASA’s start-and-stop approach to commercial space stations
  April 8, 2026
• Artemis 2 science gets underway as Orion begins its return trip
  April 8, 2026
• Capella Space wins $49 million contract for military communications satellite demo
  April 8, 2026
• Space security moves to forefront as threats to satellites spread
  April 8, 2026
• Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership
  April 8, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
  by Stephen Clark
• Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
  by John Timmer
• Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon
  by Stephen Clark
• Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
  by Kyle Orland