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NASA awarded Blue Origin a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of about $700 million.
The company must deliver a Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA by Dec. 31, 2028.
NASA expects the network to be operational at Mars by 2030 to support future robotic and human exploration.

DT Editorial Team·Sep 2, 2026·via nasa.gov

DT Editorial Team·Jun 6, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

DT Editorial Team·May 29, 2026·via universetoday.com

NASA shared an Artemis II image showing a crescent Earth setting beyond the Moon’s limb.
The photo was captured before the crew passed behind the Moon and was shared on April 6, 2026.
The image has become a symbol of humanity’s return to deep space and the psychological shift of lunar-distance travel.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via livescience.com

NASA released a timelapse of a rare solar eclipse seen from Artemis 2.
The event occurred during the crew’s far-side lunar flyby and included nearly an hour of totality.
Scientists are studying whether the visible halo came from the corona, zodiacal light, or both.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 11, 2026·via space.com

Artemis II reached 252,756 miles from Earth, a new human spaceflight record.
The Orion spacecraft passed within 4,067 miles of the Moon.
NASA is using the mission to validate crewed deep-space operations ahead of later Artemis flights.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 7, 2026·via arstechnica.com

Artemis 2 has ended a decades-long gap in crewed deep-space flight.
Orion’s translunar injection burn was a technical and symbolic milestone.
The mission reconnects modern human spaceflight with the deep-space ambitions of Apollo.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via gizmodo.com

The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) spans approximately 130 light-years in diameter at a distance of 5,000 light-years from Earth
Central star cluster NGC 2244 contains stars 20-50 times more massive than our Sun, sculpting the rose-like shape
The nebula contains an estimated 10,000 solar masses of gas and dust, actively forming new stars

DT Editorial Team·Feb 14, 2026·2 min read·via space.com