Artemis III Rocket Core Stage Moves to NASA Kennedy

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) core stage for the Artemis III mission moves into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/dEevr21

A Gently Glowing Galaxy

The barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. via NASA https://ift.tt/b9PV5kU

Science in Space

Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency work together in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox. via NASA https://ift.tt/zULB5ED

NASA's X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo

The X-59’s tail and jet engine feature a new marking — a Freedom 250 logo celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/k9V0Gqv

The Day of the Trifid Nebula

NASA celebrates Hubble’s 36th anniversary with a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region it first captured in 1997. The telescope leveraged almost its full operational lifetime to show us changes in the nebula on human time scales with an improved camera. via NASA https://ift.tt/GZAn6PL

NASA's Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly

Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. via NASA https://ift.tt/F6tUlr4

Night and (Earth) Day

This image, released in celebration of Earth Day, shows the terminator – the line between night and day – on Earth. The Artemis II astronauts captured this view on April 2, 2026, during their journey to the Moon. via NASA https://ift.tt/Ihe1SYW

A Fresh Look at the Crab Nebula

This image that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured of the Crab Nebula, paired with its past observations and those of other telescopes, allows astronomers to study how the supernova remnant is expanding and evolving over time. via NASA https://ift.tt/EFTvxVt

Wheels Up for X-59

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over the Mojave Desert in California on April 14, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/mJ4oWeh

NASA's SPHEREx Observatory Maps Interstellar Ice in Milky Way

An observation made by NASA’s SPHEREx mission reveals vast frozen complexes in the Cygnus X star-forming region of the Milky Way galaxy. The chemical signature of water ice is shown as bright blue structures, while polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are in orange. via NASA https://ift.tt/F5JudxA

At the Edge of Light

A portion of the Moon’s far side is seen along the terminator—the boundary between lunar day and night—where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface. via NASA https://ift.tt/FHGAlMg

Artemis II Crew Returns to Houston

NASA’s Artemis II crew shared brief remarks with friends, family, and colleagues after they landed at Ellington Airport near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday, April 11, 2026, after a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3vDBaAj

A Hug for Home Away from Home

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/LWIkye3

Artemis II Astronauts Aboard USS John P. Murtha

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The quartet splashed down Friday, April 10 at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07p.m. EDT). via NASA https://ift.tt/4ArvXhz

Artemis II Recovery

NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard is seen under parachutes as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, Friday, April 10, 2026. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 7:07 p.m. EDT, NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the crewmembers and Orion spacecraft aboard USS John P. Murtha. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) via NASA https://ift.tt/bRTtN1I

New Perspective of Home

Seen during the Artemis II mission, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/lGx9L1g

Starstruck

A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. via NASA https://ift.tt/8eRPAV0

Solar Eclipse of the Heart

The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. via NASA https://ift.tt/aHpEMw4

Earthset

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. via NASA https://ift.tt/mdX4sPe

The Near Side of the Moon

A view of the near side of the Moon, the side we always see from Earth, as seen from the Orion spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/BpZ4rEP

Thinking of You, Earth

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows on April 4, 2026, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. via NASA https://ift.tt/hEYGO19

Illuminated in Orion

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is illuminated by a screen inside the darkened Orion spacecraft on the third day of the agency's Artemis II mission. To the right of the image's center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion's windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows. via NASA https://ift.tt/iLEa9oW

Hello, World

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window on April 2, 2026, after completing the translunar injection burn. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Soh5cW

Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. via NASA https://ift.tt/3yU4fgA