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'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey
A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth.
A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight
Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the 'Project Hail Mary' spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record.
On this day in space! April 24, 1970: China launches its 1st satellite
On April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit.
Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026
Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows.
A bright star will disappear for up to an hour on April 25 — here's what's happening
The moon will briefly hide Regulus in a dramatic occultation visible across parts of the eastern U.S.
Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula
This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990.
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth
The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.
Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'
"We'll keep [politics] out of your way so you can do your job."
Aurora forecast April 24-26 — Northern lights relatively quiet tonight ahead of possible weekend boost
The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Could 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' restore the 'Star Wars' spark? Watch the electrifying final trailer and decide if this is the way
The latest trailer for the next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is an explosive return to form for the sci-fi franchise from a galaxy far away.
