1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (478+ words) The Artemis II lunar mission has sent sales of space-related toys soaring in the UK, retailers have reported. Argos said it had experienced a spike in demand for space-themed toys, including Lego, following the first manned Moon mission in more…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (338+ words) The awkward moment none of the Artemis II astronauts spoke after Donald Trump finished ranting at them has elicited unexpected praise. Following their historic space mission to the far side of the moon, the crew of Artemis II received a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (226+ words) During their voyage, the three American and one Canadian astronaut witnessed a total solar eclipse as the Moon temporarily obscured the Sun from their perspective. They also observed Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, alongside the poignant landing sites of Apollo…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (106+ words) Artemis II is well underway after the rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday (1 April), with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen on board. Orion will carry out two orbits of Earth before venturing…...

2+ week, 18+ min ago  (253+ words) It's been 50 years since a human being last walked on the moon. Nasa's former Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan was the last person to walk the lunar surface in 1972, and no-one would have guessed then that it would be five decades…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (370+ words) A composite image of Integrity taking off and a stock image of a loo Needing to go to the loo to be met with a toilet door sign saying 'out of order' or seeing the loo blocked is nothing new…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (283+ words) The countdown to Artemis II is ticking. NASA's next Moon mission could lift off no earlier than 6. 24pm EDT on Wednesday (1 April). At Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams are running through a carefully choreographed set of steps to get the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (423+ words) But all of this hasn't stopped the White House from making clear its big ambitions for the US's presence on the Moon. It comes as the Artemis II launch date draws closer, where NASA is sending humans back to the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (238+ words) Indy100 The Gemini 8 mission, launched on 16 March 1966, aimed to achieve the first-ever docking in space. While this ambitious goal was met, minutes later, both spacecraft began tumbling uncontrollably. Armstrong's quick thinking was paramount; he made a calculated decision to deploy the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (144+ words) Indy100 NASA makes statement on giant asteroid heading towards the Moon NASA has delivered reassuring news about asteroid 2024 YR, confirming there is now zero chance of it colliding with the moon in 2032. The space agency had previously predicted a 4. 3 per cent…...