Thursday April 02, 2026
Scientists excited to receive first Artemis signal
The station in Cornwall is helping to track Artemis II in its crewed mission to the Moon.
Everything you need to know about Nasa's Artemis II mission
The Artemis II mission is planned to last about 10 days and take its astronauts further into space than anyone has been before.
Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men
Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.
How a chance meeting shaped Canadian Jeremy Hansen's mission to the Moon
Inspired by a picture of Neil Armstrong, the Ontario-born astronaut has dreamed of space since he was a child.
'Spectacular!': BBC science editor reacts to Artemis II launch
Nasa's Artemis II has blasted off and is now orbiting Earth, before continuing on to circle the Moon.
World's oldest known tortoise still alive, as reports of death revealed as hoax
A widely circulated social media post purporting to belong to the tortoise's vet has been revealed to be a hoax.
Elon Musk's SpaceX set to go public in $1 trillion share listing
The company?s public stock debut is set to be one of the most valuable in history, and could make Musk the world's first trillionaire.
'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off
There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.
Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space
After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.
