Artemis II launch LIVE: NASA begins final checks before today’s planned launch of historic moon mission
Wednesday, April 1, 2026: Get the latest news and updates on the Artemis II mission as NASA makes final preparations to return humanity to the
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Pig semen component could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests
Researchers showed that “exosomes” from pig semen may be used in a potential new treatment for retinoblastoma.
Secrets of the Bees zooms in on life in a hive
A new documentary available on Disney+ and Hulu appeals to our sense of wonder to highlight why bees need saving.
‘80% chance of a go,’ launch weather officer says at NASA’s Artemis II prelaunch conference
NASA said an X-class solar flare is not currently expected to affect the Artemis II mission, while weather on Earth looks favorable for a smooth
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Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits — not the millions we assumed — to break the world’s most secure encryption algorithms
Future quantum computers will need to be far less powerful than we thought to threaten the security of encrypted messages, banking information and other sensitive
Pronatalists want more babies. Their solutions aren’t rooted in science
Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.
A comet may have flipped its spin and entered into a death spiral
Gases jetting out of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák may have caused it to reverse its spin in 2017, possibly leading to its eventual destruction.
Godspeed, Artemis II!
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shared this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola on X.
‘It blew my mind’: Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas ‘water cave’
Two researchers snorkeling in a subterranean stream in Texas discovered fossils from the Late Pleistocene epoch, revealing new details about what lived in this ancient
China’s huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic
China’s cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change.
Scientists have discovered an ‘Achilles’ heel’ in deadly superbugs
In a mouse study, scientists found that a bacterial sugar can be exploited to disable dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Domino, the warty frogfish, is the first of its kind to be raised in captivity
Scientists say the little fish may hold broader lessons for raising other marine species in captivity. (Image credit: Brenna Hernandez/Shedd Aquarium)
Artemis II launch: NASA prepares for Wednesday launch of historic space mission
Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Get the latest news and updates on the Artemis II mission as the countdown begins for NASA’s return to the moon.