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A "Blood Moon" in Bangkok, Thailand, March 3, 2026.
LOOK UP

A Lunar Eclipse Will Be On Full View Thursday

The eclipse is also known as a “blood moon” because of its reddish-orange hue.

Lauren Hartley

A composite of satellite images shows the surface of the moon before (left), October 1, 2015, and after the crash (right) of the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which was launched from Firefly Aerospace towards the moon in January 2025, August 5, 2026. NASA via KARI/KASA and KARI/KASA/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. OVERLAY AND WATERMARK FROM SOURCE. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE.
SMASH LANDING

Musk Rocket Leaves Huge Scar on the Moon

New images from lunar orbit show the dark pockmark left where a Falcon 9 stage smashed into the moon.

Will Neal

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ONE SMALL...

Pen That Saved Moon Landing Astronauts’ Lives Up for Auction

The unlikely space artifact is expected to fetch up to $1.2 million.

Charlie Sherwood

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WE HAVE A PROBLEM

NASA’s Mission to the Moon Faces Major Setback

NASA is pushing ahead with its Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.

Martha McHardy

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STAR WARS

Bill Nye the Science Guy Trashes Trump’s Typo-Riddled Plot

Nye warned Trump to step back before he makes “a huge mistake.”

Martha McHardy

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump
SPACE CADET

Trump Orders Pentagon Pete to Send Nuclear Reactors to Space

The president wants a nuclear reactor orbiting the moon by the end of his second term—a hope experts say is “rather aggressive.”

Josh Fiallo

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LUNAR TIC

Frantic Trump, 79, Posts Bizarre Trump Tower Fantasy

The president posted 17 times in 8 hours, sharing his thoughts on a range of subjects.

Leigh Kimmins

NASA's Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers seen as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.
MOONSHOT

Artemis II Nails Historic Moon Run Despite Glitches

The first crewed lunar loop in more than 50 years ended with a safe return and bigger ambitions.

Olivia Ralph

Artemis II crew members Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover answer questions from reporters during the first downlink event of their mission.
SPACE STINK

Toilet Troubles Haunting Artemis II Crew

Mission specialist Christina Koch said the toilet smelled like a “burning heater.”

Muskaan Arshad

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 17, 2026, ahead of the crewed lunar mission. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images)
UH, HOUSTON...

NASA's Artemis II Suffers Toilet Catastrophe on First Day

The astronauts are dealing with toilet trouble less than 24 hours into their mission.

Harry Thompson

Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian wearing astronaut helmets with tinfoil hats on top in front of the Moon
OVER THE MOON

Kardashian Sister Outs Herself as Wild Conspiracy Theorist

“I’m going to die on this hill!” she said.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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