Tag: #nasa

Artemis II Crew Returns to Houston After 10-Day Lunar Flyby, Setting Distance Record

NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Houston after a 10-day lunar flyby that made them the farthest humans from Earth and tested Orion and SLS systems.

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NASA Begins Scrutinizing Artemis II’s Lunar Flyby Data as Orion Heads Home

After Artemis II's lunar flyby, NASA is analyzing 50+ GB of images, audio and measurements — including meteoroid flashes and far‑side imagery — as Orion returns.

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Sungrazing Comet MAPS Skims the Sun, Leaving Astronomers Waiting to See if It Survived

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) whipped just 150,000 km above the Sun. Spacecraft images in coming days will reveal whether it held together.

#comet, #astronomy, #sun, #nasa, #space

NASA’s Artemis II Prepares to Send Astronauts Around the Moon for the First Time Since 1972

Artemis II aims to launch four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby, testing SLS and Orion amid cost, safety and geopolitical pressure.

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Newly Found Sungrazing Comet Could Flare Brighter Than Venus—or Disintegrate at the Sun

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) reaches a perilous April 4 sun-skimming perihelion. Astronomers say it could blaze briefly—or vanish in a breakup.

#comet, #astronomy, #sun, #space, #nasa