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This photo provided by NASA shows NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, from left, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, right, in a group photograph as they visit NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, Monday, March 30, 2026, at Launch Complex 39B of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years

3:48 PM on Monday, March 30

The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr. collects lunar samples at Station No. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site, April 21, 1972. (John W. Young/NASA via AP)

Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

7:02 AM on Monday, March 30

The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back

A vendor prepares a cage containing his birds before an annual pilgrimage of bird vendors to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets. They say their tradition is dying

7:14 PM on Sunday, March 29

The act of selling birds in stacks of cages — sometimes far taller than the men who carry them — spans generations

FILE - This Dec. 29, 1968, photo made available by NASA shows the large moon crater Goclenius, foreground, approximately 40 statute miles in diameter, and three clustered craters, Magelhaens, Magelhaens A and Colombo A, during the Apollo 8 mission. (NASA via AP, File)

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon

7:04 AM on Sunday, March 29

NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in the Torah, Krishna and Christ

6:59 AM on Sunday, March 29

Dark matter and dark energy are mysteries that have confounded scientists for decades, even though they comprise 95% of the universe's mass

A whale lies on a sandbank in the Bay of Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Philip Dulian/dpa via AP)

A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade

6:26 AM on Sunday, March 29

A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic

Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for first moon trip in 53 years

1:35 PM on Friday, March 27

The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site

FILE - A supply vessel boat sits near an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

11:43 AM on Friday, March 27

A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

FILE - In his image provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the Earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2026. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP, File)

He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery

11:19 AM on Friday, March 27

The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year says doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station

Dan Jurafsky, Stanford professor of computer science and linguistics, from left, Myra Cheng, Stanford Ph.D. candidate in computer science, and Cinoo Lee, Stanford postdoctoral fellow in psychology, pose for photos on the university campus in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots

1:02 PM on Thursday, March 26

Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling people what they want to hear

This 2023 photo provided by Project CETI shows female sperm whales holding a newborn calf above the water until it can swim on its own. (Project CETI via AP)

Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf

1:01 PM on Thursday, March 26

Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior

A rehabilitated adult female Kemp's ridley sea turtle crawls toward the ocean during a release in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

A 3-limbed Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now being tracked at sea by satellite

11:04 PM on Wednesday, March 25

A Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor animals they've rehabilitated

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