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After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

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After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen as recovery teams work to secure the spacecraft ahead of transferring Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, unseen, following splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, United States. | Photo Credit: NASA via PTI With Artemis II successfully completing its…

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Artemis II spotlights engineering of human spaceflight and ISRO’s progress

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Artemis II spotlights engineering of human spaceflight and ISRO’s progress

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. File | Photo Credit: via Reuters On April 10, the Orion crew capsule of the Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego, at the end…

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Trump congratulates returned Artemis astronauts, says ‘next step, Mars!’

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Trump congratulates returned Artemis astronauts, says ‘next step, Mars!’

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (April 11, 2026) praised the Artemis astronauts just after they splashed down in the Pacific and capped their journey around the Moon, as he looked ahead to the eventual goal of sending missions to Mars. “Congratulations to the Great and Very…

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In Pictures | Artemis II’s voyage to the moon and back

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In Pictures | Artemis II’s voyage to the moon and back

On April 10, 2026, NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialist Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, splashed down in the Pacific, successfully concluding their journey to the moon and back.  It was the first time in over 50 years that humans had been in the…

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Gaganyaan mission: ISRO completes second Integrated Air Drop Test

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Gaganyaan mission: ISRO completes second Integrated Air Drop Test

A file photo of ISRO conducting the first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) for the Gaganyaan mission. | Photo Credit: File photo The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on April 10 completed the second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Union Minister of State for Science and Technology…

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Artemis astronauts gird for re-entry and splashdown

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Artemis astronauts gird for re-entry and splashdown

The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, pose for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon. Photo: NASA/Handout via REUTERS The Artemis II astronauts conducted a historic lunar…

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In breakthrough, cheap aluminium may replace costly catalysts in pharma

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In breakthrough, cheap aluminium may replace costly catalysts in pharma

Catalysts are required to speed up important processes in industrial chemistry, including drug manufacturing. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Mina Rad/Unsplash For more than a century, aluminium has been chemistry’s workhorse — useful, abundant, cheap, albeit limited in its abilities as a catalyst. New work reported in Nature may change that. Transition metals such as…

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Can GLP-1 generics fix India’s obesity epidemic, which goes beyond body size?

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Can GLP-1 generics fix India’s obesity epidemic, which goes beyond body size?

Mukta Dhond at her residence in Khar, Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Mukta Dhond has a new monthly ritual. “I have to take my 20 pairs of jeans to the tailor for size alterations,” says the 49-year-old Mumbai-based television producer. A single mother who has been battling obesity for a large part of her…

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