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An artist’s impression of streams of stars around a galaxy. The galaxy occupies most of the image as a fuzzy blue-white oval with spiral features extending out clockwise. The light clouds are interspersed with small dark brown splotches in the same spiral pattern around the center, representing dust clouds. The galaxy’s center is a bright yellow glow. Overlaid on top of and surrounding the galaxy are several criss-crossing, faint tendrils of stars that represent satellite dwarf galaxies and star clusters that have been stretched out into long thin lines. The tendrils have various lengths and widths, though all are arcs rather than complete circles. The background is black.

Milky Way Study Uncovers Dozens of Hidden Stellar Streams

Researchers used Gaia data and a new algorithm to identify dozens of faint stellar-stream candidates.
The reported method more than quadruples the number of known candidates.
The findings could help explain both Milky Way evolution and dark matter distribution.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 5, 2026·via space.com

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Artemis II Is Turning a Long-Awaited Lunar Test Into a Live Systems Check for Deep Space Flight

Artemis II launched on April 1, 2026, carrying four astronauts aboard Orion.
NASA says the mission will last about 10 days and travel 695,081 miles.
Orion is expected to splash down off San Diego on April 10, 2026, if timelines hold.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 5, 2026·via nasa.gov

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The Orion spacecraft with NASA logos visible on the way to the moon on Artemis 2

Artemis 2 Crew Flags Toilet Odor as Orion Pushes Past the Midpoint to the Moon

Artemis 2 astronauts reported a burning smell from Orion's hygiene bay
The odor was noticed after the mission passed the halfway point to the moon
Mission Control said it was not overly concerned but was investigating

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 4, 2026·via space.com

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If disclosure ever comes, the first challenge may be social, not scientific

Space.com examines how society might handle confirmed extraterrestrial contact or major disclosure.
The article points to a recent Trump directive on releasing files related to alien life, UAPs, and UFOs.
The piece argues that public appetite for disclosure may never be fully satisfied.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 4, 2026·via space.com

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a NASA astronaut on the moon beside the American flag

Artemis 2 Restarts Human Lunar Flight After a 54-Year Gap

Artemis 2 left Earth orbit on April 2, 2026 after Orion completed its engine burn.
The mission is the first crewed journey toward the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.
The long delay reflects how Apollo was driven by Cold War urgency and funding.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 4, 2026·via space.com

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Artemis 2 crew shares a moonbound view of Earth after key burn

Artemis 2 completed a crucial engine burn on April 2 that sent Orion toward the moon.
NASA shared a crew-taken image of Earth from the spacecraft on April 3.
The mission crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 4, 2026·via space.com

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Blue Ghost Lunar Data Challenges a Longstanding View of the Moon’s Interior

Blue Ghost data are challenging the idea of a simply hotter lunar near side.
The findings come from analysis of the lander’s heat-flow probe measurements.
The result highlights the growing scientific role of commercial lunar missions.

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

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A view of Earth taken from the Orion spacecraft's window. The visible hemisphere appears awash in sunlight, but it is actually lit by moonlight — sunlight reflected from the lunar surface. Along the upper left (south) and lower right (north) edges of Earth’s disk, green auroras glow against the dark sky, showing charged particles from the Sun interacting with gases in Earth’s atmosphere.

First Artemis II Earth Image Arrives From Orion After Lunar Injection Burn

NASA released the first downlinked images from the Artemis II astronauts.
Commander Reid Wiseman took the featured Earth photo from Orion after translunar injection.
The image shows auroras and zodiacal light as Earth eclipses the Sun.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via nasa.gov

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DJI Avata 360 in flight

DJI’s Avata 360 pushes immersive drone filming deeper into the mainstream

DJI’s Avata 360 is the company’s first 360-degree drone.
It offers up to 8K video and supports both conventional and FPV-style control.
The review says its 360 capture is strong, though image quality trails standard camera drones.

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

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Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice

Low ice in the Barents Sea helped pull the Arctic to a record-tied seasonal peak

NASA tied low Arctic winter ice to conditions in the Barents Sea.
The 2026 maximum matched the lowest in the satellite record.
Imagery showed open water and fragmented ice in mid-March.
ICESat-2 data indicated the region’s ice was also very thin.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

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NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon

NASA’s Artemis II crew leaves Earth orbit on a lunar test flight

Orion completed its translunar injection burn and left Earth orbit.
NASA says the crew is on a precise trajectory toward the Moon.
The mission is the first human departure from Earth orbit since 1972.
Artemis II is testing Orion with crew in space for the first time.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via nasa.gov

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Artemis 2 Clears Translunar Injection and Heads for the Moon

Artemis 2 successfully completed translunar injection.
The burn moved Orion from Earth orbit onto a lunar trajectory.
The maneuver is one of the mission’s defining early tests.

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

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Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Silicon Valley | TechCrunch

Artemis II may mark the end of NASA’s contractor-first moon architecture

TechCrunch frames Artemis II as the last deep-space crewed mission without major venture-backed support.
NASA’s current architecture still relies on SLS and Orion built by legacy contractors.
Future lunar surface missions are expected to lean more heavily on SpaceX or Blue Origin.

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

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NASA’s Artemis II crew begins the first piloted moon mission since Apollo

NASA’s Artemis II crew begins the first piloted moon mission since Apollo

Artemis II launched on April 1 as the first piloted moon mission since Apollo.
The four-person crew will fly around the Moon and return without landing.
NASA is using the mission to validate Orion and prepare for future lunar operations.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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A stunning image of the star forming region W51 created by the JWST

James Webb reveals young stars hidden inside the W51 star-forming complex

JWST studied the star-forming region W51.
The observations revealed previously hidden stars.
The team says the stars began forming within the last million years.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via space.com

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Artemis 2 Is in Orbit, but Its Critical Moon-Bound Burn Comes Next

Artemis 2 launched on April 1 and remains in Earth orbit ahead of a crucial burn.
The translunar injection maneuver on April 2 will send Orion toward the moon.
This engine burn is the mission’s defining second-day event.
The outcome matters for both Artemis 2 and NASA’s broader lunar program.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via space.com

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Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea

Satellite imagery shows Réunion Island lava reaching the sea

The eruption began on February 13, 2026, when four fissures opened inside the caldera.
Landsat 9 thermal imagery from March 28 shows lava flowing east toward the ocean.
Researchers say the eruption may mark the start of a new cycle of frequent activity.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

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Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission

Artemis II launches, sending astronauts back toward the Moon for the first time in decades

NASA launched Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center on April 1 at 6:35 p.m. EDT.
The mission is an approximately 10-day crewed test flight around the Moon and back.
NASA says the flight will validate life support and spacecraft systems with crew aboard.

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

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Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years

Artemis 2 Lifts Off, Sending Humans Beyond Earth Orbit for the First Time Since Apollo

Artemis 2 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. Eastern on April 1, 2026.
The crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
It is the first human mission beyond Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Teledyne forms dedicated space unit to capture rising demand

Teledyne’s new space unit signals how satellite sensing is becoming a bigger industrial market

Teledyne is creating a dedicated space business unit by consolidating key sensing and electronics lines.
The move responds to rising demand from government space programs and proliferated constellations.
It signals that integrated sensing suppliers are becoming more important in the space market.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 1, 2026·via spacenews.com

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