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A young boy wearing an astronaut costume cheers next to a woman waving a flag as they watch a live broadcast of the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum during a watch party for the crew's splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, in San Diego on Friday.
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Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories
Hashtags such as "fake space" and "fake NASA" have gained traction online since NASA's lunar fly-by sent astronauts farther from Earth than any human before.
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'Howl at the moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
From social media posts clipped from livestreamed events with the astronauts to an extraordinary portfolio of photos, viewers caught an eyeful of Artemis II.
WORLD / Science & Health
Splashdown of Artemis II astronauts concludes 10-day moon mission
The splashdown capped the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century.
A view of the moon backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, as photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft's solar arrays during the Artemis II crew¡¯s flyby of the moon on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 8, 2026
'Screams of delight': Artemis crew flying home to thrilled NASA scientists
By Maggy Donaldson
Of note was their stunning shot of an Earthset, the moment when Earth drops below the rugged lunar horizon.
The moon is seen as the Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft approaches its furthest distance from Earth, in this screen shot taken from livestreamed video.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2026
Artemis II moon crew flies farther than humans have ever gone before
The six-hour flyby, which swooped to ?within 6,550 km of the lunar surface, came six days into the world's first voyage of astronauts to the vicinity of the moon.
The Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2026
On NASA¡¯s moon mission, the biggest headache has been the toilet
By Loren Grush
Getting the complicated piece of equipment, known as the Universal Waste Management System, to work properly during the flight has become a recurring issue.
NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels toward the moon on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2026
Artemis astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby
The next major milestone of the approximately 10-day journey is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence."
This screen shot from a live broadcast shows NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch (left), NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover (second left), Canadian Space Agency astronaut Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen (second right) and NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman during a press call as they travel toward the moon in the Orion spacecraft on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2026
Artemis astronauts more than halfway to moon, putting Earth in rearview
NASA's online dashboard showed Saturday that the Orion spacecraft was more than 229,000 kilometers from Earth.
An artist's impression shows a stellar explosion with subtle hints of a black hole binary in the background.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2026
Scientists find evidence for theorized gargantuan star explosions
By Will Dunham
Scientists since the 1960s have theorized the existence of ultra-powerful supernovas, and have now come up with evidence for them ¡ª albeit indirect.
NASA¡¯s Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2026
NASA astronauts reach safe orbit in historic moon mission
By Loren Grush and Sana Pashankar
The launch kicked off a landmark journey that will take them closer to the lunar surface than anyone has been in more than 50 years.

Japan team discovers why cats leave meals unfinished
An Iwate University team said it has confirmed that cats' appetites wane once they get used to the smell of their food.
Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events
A drawing of Fujiwara no Teika, known as a courtier, <i>waka</i> poet and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
Debt-laden Japan should review spending on gender equality, survey finds
A woman holds a handheld fan bearing the image of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&#039;s wedding photo, during an election campaign event in Tokyo on Feb. 7.
Jehovah's Witnesses followers sue Japanese government
Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses hand out pamphlets in the Bronx borough of New York City in 2023. In Japan around 20 members of the group have sued the government.
Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan
Alipay has been mentioned by legislators in discussions about the use of foreign payment apps in Japan.
Tokyo¡¯s sake calendar is filled to the brim
The recently concluded Sake Park invited younger brewers to make sake more approachable for attendees in their 20s and 30s.
Japan¡¯s tighter immigration controls yielding results
An immigration control passport stamp issued in Japan. A surge in arrivals from overseas has coincided with a tightening of immigration controls under a government initiative aimed at reducing overstayers.
At 80, Yoshio Suzuki keeps chasing the possibilities of jazz
Members of jazz ensemble The Blend ¡ª (from left) pianist Hakuei Kim, trumpeter Keisuke Nakamura, bassist Yoshio Suzuki, drummer Tamaya Honda and saxophonist Kosuke Mine ¡ª performed at Billboard Live Yokohama last month to celebrate Suzuki¡¯s 80th birthday.
Sumo creates unity on an island famed for division
Jonathon Templeton (second from right) with members of Sumo na hEireann
Pokemon store stabbing spotlights importance of treatment for stalkers
Police investigate the scene where a staff member of a Pokemon store was fatally stabbed, in Tokyo&#039;s Toshima Ward on March 26.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Participants at the Kinrin Utakai discuss tanka at the group¡¯s gathering last month in Tokyo¡¯s Ogikubo neighborhood.
Why tanka poetry is clicking with a new generation
By Zoria Petkoska

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