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The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.
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| Updated | 2026-04-10 22:00 |
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Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.
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Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again.
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The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.
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The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.
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Resident are urged to join a cosmic quest for micrometeorites from space landing in their gutters.
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Bottles and cans are exchanged for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards.
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Forestry England wants to hear from local landowners to identify 20 potential release sites.
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The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.
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Merthyr South Wales Ltd sparked anger after submitting a new - and cheaper - restoration plan.
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People can learn about the night sky in a new attraction at Hull's Queen Victoria Square.
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The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.
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The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.
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The team completes a critical engine burn that will propel the spacecraft to the far side of the Moon.
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The crew on board the Artemis II spoke by video link, sharing messages for their families and experiences of the trip so far.
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The crew on board the Artemis II spoke by video link, sharing messages for their families and experiences of the trip so far.
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The crew on board the Artemis II spoke by video link, sharing messages for their families and experiences of the trip so far.
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Environment Minister Steve Luce says the plan did not have public backing.
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Children from Le Rocquier are working with GROW Jersey to see how they can protect the environment.
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A project has successfully propagated the rare flower from the island's last wild population.
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Why men have nipples and how gravity slingshots work; your science questions answered.
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The US is aiming to be the first country to land humans on the lunar surface again by 2028 - so what's this mission for?
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The US is aiming to be the first country to land humans on the lunar surface again by 2028 - so what's this mission for?
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The station in Cornwall is helping to track Artemis II in its crewed mission to the Moon.
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After a spectacular launch the astronauts are preparing for a high-stakes engine burn out of Earth's orbit.
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After a spectacular launch the astronauts are preparing for a high-stakes engine burn out of Earth's orbit.
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The Artemis II crew are now hurtling around the Earth's orbit, carrying out final tests and checks before they head towards the Moon.
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The Artemis II crew are now hurtling around the Earth's orbit, carrying out final tests and checks before they head towards the Moon.
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Two restored ponds on the Hertfordshire-Essex border see recovery, including breeding newts.
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The first minister said energy security should be a primary concern when making decisions on oil and gas projects.
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Nasa astronauts conducted a number of different tests on board the Orion spacecraft - including practising manoeuvring the capsule.
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What are the mission's four astronauts doing and when will they go to the Moon?
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What are the mission's four astronauts doing and when will they go to the Moon?
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The Artemis II mission is planned to last about 10 days and take its astronauts further into space than anyone has been before.
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Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.
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Inspired by a picture of Neil Armstrong, the Ontario-born astronaut has dreamed of space since he was a child.
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Nasa's Artemis II has blasted off and is now orbiting Earth, before continuing on to circle the Moon.
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Nasa's Artemis II has blasted off and is now orbiting Earth, before continuing on to circle the Moon.
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A widely circulated social media post purporting to belong to the tortoise's vet has been revealed to be a hoax.
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Scientists behind a project to turn human wee into plant fertiliser hope to grow their first forest.
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People on a commercial flight were treated to a rare view of the launch of Nasa's first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century.
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There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.
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There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.
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Science editor Rebecca Morelle watched from just three miles away as the most powerful rocket ever built blasted off from Florida.
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Science editor Rebecca Morelle watched from just three miles away as the most powerful rocket ever built blasted off from Florida.
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After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.
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After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.
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The company's public stock debut is set to be one of the most valuable in history, and could make Musk the world's first trillionaire.
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From spacesuit fitting to final communications checks in the rocket, the crew prepared for liftoff to begin their 10-day mission.
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From spacesuit fitting to final communications checks in the rocket, the crew prepared for liftoff to begin their 10-day mission.
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