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Spaceflight is hard on the heart, yet artificial ones grow better in space than on Earth

By Tereza Pultarova Published

The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth.

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These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence'

By Chelsea Gohd Published

When we build things on wonder, it naturally opens the mind.

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A view of the Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater. The heat shield appears as different shades of dark blue.

Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

This eerie image shows the heat shield following splashdown.

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a streak of light crosses a starry sky above a dark earth below it

Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS | Space photo of the day for April 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

NASA's Jessica Meir spotted the Lyrids from aboard the space station.

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Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth, scientists find

By Chelsea Gohd Published

It turns out that living in space can have a lasting impact on how your brain works, researchers have found.

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NASA astronauts Chris Williams holds his hand out, appearing to "hold" the Cygnus capsule from the ISS.

NASA astronauts joke around with an optical illusion on the ISS | Space photo of the day for April 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS' capture of a robotic cargo spacecraft on April 13, pretending to hold onto it from into the station.

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A photo of the crescent moon taken from a spacecraft, with the crescent Earth visible above the lunar horizon, hanging in the blackness of space.

Artemis 2 spies a crescent Earth above the moon's horizon | Space photo of the day for April 10, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

Earth shines above the lunar horizon in a new Artemis 2 photo.

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An astronaut can be seen smiling in the window of a dark spacecraft capsule as light reflects off its outer hull.

Artemis 2 astronaut poses for epic selfie | Space photo of the day for April 9, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

Astronaut Christina Koch poses with zero-gravity indicator "Rise" in the viewport of the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft.

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Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew’s flyby of the Moon

Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026

By Anthony Wood Published

Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar flyby on Flight Day 6.

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Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

By Craig Fehrman Published

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history.

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