We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A new era of lunar exploration is underway. NASA just launched the Artemis II crew on a 10 day mission around the Moon. Four astronauts are making the first journey beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. This is what progress looks like! 🚀🌕

My cousin captured Artemis takeoff from his flight. So cool 📸: Jack Radutzky

Oh I love reaction it’s infectious!! That’s how excited you should be!! It’s also so nice to see someone speaking and acting in a positive way on the news ❤️🙏👏 Love that Emotion!

Awestruck Child’s Viral Reaction to Artemis II Launch Captivates Social Media — And Even Gets NASA Boss' Attention mediaite.com/online/awestru…

FOX CONFIRMS PAM BONDI OUT AS AG TODD BLANCHE TO BE INTERIM AG

“Several people familiar with the White House’s plans told us there are active discussions about others leaving the administration, including FBI Director Kash Patel, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer” theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Big change: "what was once an unofficial motto of the second Trump term—'no scalps'—no longer applies."

BREAKING: U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew axios.com/2026/04/03/ira…

"What we know at the moment is that the Americans and Central Command have said, so far, that all of their planes are accounted for, and Iranian military authorities often make claims like this." Matthew Chance reports from Doha as Iran claims photos show downed US fighter jet

Earthset. The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

BREAKING: No attacks on Iran tonight. POTUS invokes “two weeks” extension, calling this a “double ceasefire.” Trump says those two weeks will be used to negotiate based on a 10 point proposal from Iran.

BREAKING: Trump Agrees to Extend Iran Deadline By Two Weeks mediaite.com/media/news/bre…

Trump Hails Iran Deal as 'Complete Victory' From 'Every' Standpoint in First Interview mediaite.com/media/tv/trump…

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

The Artemis II astronauts were all smiles on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown.

🚨SWALWELL resigning.

Absolutely brutal all-staff call currently taking place at the BBC. Up to 2,000 job cuts coming in Sept. BBC bosses painting bleak picture of finances. "Our funding model has reached end of life," interim DG Rhodri Talfan Davies said, per one insider. deadline.com/2026/04/bbc-pl…

NEW: NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network's existence, totaling $113 million. More: npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-…

Scoop: NOTUS is going to rebrand as "The Star" and relaunch in the first week of June. It's expanding into metro and sports news in the wake of The Washington Post's layoffs earlier this year nytimes.com/2026/04/16/bus…