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Broken toilet, T-shirts on windows and collecting saliva: The weirdness of daily life aboard Orion

Life in space is weirder than you might think, with the crew facing toilet issues, saliva collections, DIY fixes to onboard components and a menu of dehydrated food.

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

Hidden Island Cameras Capture Rare Tasmanian Species for the First Time Ever

On Truwana/Cape Barren Island off the northeast coast of Tasmania, several rarely seen animals were captured on camera for the first time. The images were taken as part of a camera survey led by indigenous Truwana Rangers, and supported by WWF-Australia’s Eyes on Country Program and Dr. Elizabeth Znidersic from Charles Sturt University. White-footed dunnarts,

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

Thousands of small fish defy gravity to climb Congo waterfall

By Marta Serafinko April 7 (Reuters) - A species of small fish has been observed by the thousands climbing a vertical waterfall 15 metres (50 feet) tall in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

'Unreal' solar eclipse: Artemis 2 crew just saw one of the rarest sights in spaceflight history

Artemis 2 astronauts witness a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon during their historic lunar flyby.

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon

Over seven hours, the astronauts took thousands of photos that will help inform scientists’ understanding of the moon. The first ones have now been released.

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission

For the first time ever, humans have glimpsed the entire far side of the moon with their own eyes — and their photos are beginning to come in

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

Moon milestones: A rundown of Artemis 2's many spaceflight firsts

You've probably heard it by now: NASA’s Artemis 2 mission was the first to launch astronauts to fly by the moon in more than 50 years. But that was just the first of the firsts for this mission.

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts viewed parts of the moon never before seen with human eyes during their epic lunar flyby today (April 6) —and set a spaceflight record in the process.

Apr 7, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

Artemis II updates: NASA's moon mission breaks Apollo record for farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth

The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft have surpassed the mark set by Apollo 13 in 1970.

Apr 6, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top

Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar 'bright spot' after mission commander's late wife

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by an astronaut, NASA's Artemis 2 crew took a moment to dedicate a few features on the moon's surface for their spacecraft and lost loved ones.

Apr 6, 2026 · tact.cgkik.top