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Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs
Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the crew's day off with positivity. Here's the Spotify playlist.
Artemis 2 LIVE: Astronauts cruise toward Earth during Flight Day 8
Wednesday, April 8, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission.
'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts
NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby observations — especially the micrometeor impact flashes they saw.
Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026
The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.
Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones
The Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing spectacular photos of the moon and Earth on their iPhones in space.
On this day in space: April 8, 2024: Total solar eclipse darkens the skies over the US
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse swept over North America, including the US, Mexico, and parts of Canada.
Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness
"It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its brightness so dramatically over such a short period of time."
'It just made it even more special': Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says
Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" is magnified when you're looking back from beyond the moon, according to Artemis 2's Christina Koch.
