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Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans
For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 206 — I Want to Believe
On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University to discuss what happens after the discovery of an alien life form.
On this day in space: April 18, 2014: NASA's LADEE probe crashes into the moon
On April 18, 2014, NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) ended its mission by crashing into the moon.
Don't miss the moon, Venus and the Pleiades align after sunset on April 19
Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines near Venus and the 1,000-strong Pleiades star cluster.
This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch
SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company's Starship megarocket.
Watch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is poised to lift off for the third time ever on Sunday morning (April 19) — but for the first time with previously flown hardware. Here's how to watch it live.
How the 'Project Hail Mary' book walks the line between hard and speculative science fiction… and why the film did not
Two different ways to tell the same story.
New moon of April 2026 brings incredible views of the constellation Hydra, Jupiter, Venus and more this week
The new moon is the perfect time to spot faint constellations, galaxies and a quartet of planets in the dawn sky.
