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Friday, 10 April 2026

April 10, 2026

JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch

Description A container of “lucky peanuts” sits above workstations within the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shortly before the launch of the Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, 2026. Eating peanuts before launches and other major mission events is a longstanding tradition at JPL. The Space Flight Operations Facility operates […]

April 9, 2026 at 05:30AM
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April 10, 2026

Supporting Artemis II From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility

Description The Artemis II mission patch appears in the center screen of the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on April 1, 2026, shortly before the mission launched to the Moon. A graphical representation of the antennas of the agency’s Deep Space Network (DSN), left, indicates which antennas are […]

April 9, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Thursday, 9 April 2026

April 09, 2026

Snow in the Shadow of the Andes

An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.

April 9, 2026 at 05:30AM
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April 09, 2026

Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success

Twin control rooms at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are actively supporting real-time mission operations in lunar orbit as part of the agency’s Artemis II mission, helping ensure astronaut safety and mission success as the crew prepares to return to Earth Friday, April 10. The LUCA (Lunar Utilization Control Area) and LESA […]

April 8, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026

April 08, 2026

Celestial Wonders in Leo

Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer’s eyes, inviting deeper looks into some of Leo’s celestial delights, including a great double star and a famous galactic trio. Leo’s distinctive forward sickle, or “reverse question mark,” is easy to spot […]

April 8, 2026 at 05:30AM
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