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NASA

• Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
  April 2, 2026
  The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.
• Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission
  April 1, 2026 by Lauren E. Low
  Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, sending four astronauts aboard the […]
• March of the Harmattan
  April 1, 2026
  Strong winds in March 2026 carried Saharan dust across northwestern Africa and toward the Canary Islands, reducing visibility and prompting alerts.
• Godspeed, Artemis II!
  March 31, 2026 by Monika Luabeya
  NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided the foundation to explore further, preparing us to return humans to the Moon this week. Stay […]
• Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry
  March 31, 2026
  In two recent studies, researchers used Landsat data to fill key gaps in our knowledge of reservoir structure and dynamics.

SpaceNews

• Moog Technology Successfully Steers Artemis II Launch
  April 2, 2026
• Carmel Ortiz on the evolving landscape of satellite communications
  April 2, 2026
• Phantom Space buys thermal specialist to support orbital data center push
  April 2, 2026
• Relativity, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent executives join Fortastra C-suite
  April 2, 2026
• Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years
  April 1, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• LIGO data hints at supernovae so powerful they leave nothing behind
  by John Timmer
• Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom
  by Joshua Cohen, Undark Magazine
• Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect
  by Stephen Clark
• NASA is leading the way to the Moon, but the military won't be far behind
  by Stephen Clark