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This clip, recorded in 2022 by Perseverance rover on Mars, shows its largest moon, Phobos, crossing the Sun in real time. Scientists believe Phobos may eventually break apart or crash into Mars within the next 50 million years Video credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / SSI

When one Maverick meets another. Back in November 2021, #TomCruise sat down with #NASA astronaut Victor Glover during the World Extreme Medicine conference. Years later, Glover would go on to become the pilot of Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon since Apollo.

#NASA’s #Psyche mission just captured breathtaking new images of #Mars during a crucial gravity assist flyby on May 15, including some stunning crescent views of Mars, close-up shots of the Huygens crater, and detailed looks at the planet’s south polar ice cap. #spacecraft

SpaceX’s #StarshipV3 nailed a splashdown in the Indian Ocean, survived reentry without major heat shield damage, and then tipped over and exploded as planned. It proved to be a key test milestone as #Starship will serve as the lander for #ArtemisIV crewed moon landing mission.

A viral video showing a conspiracy theorist confronting #NASA’s #ArtemisII astronauts at the U.S. Capitol is drawing major attention online. Despite the aggressive accusations, the #astronauts remained calm, with Artemis II pilot Victor Glover simply responding, “Take care.”

On the 'Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce' podcast, NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared how she believes that fear and nervousness are never a flaw but are just a part of being human. Image Credits: Theo Wargo/Getty Images

Nicki Minaj showed up for her first-ever live rocket launch at SpaceX’s Starship test on May 21, 2026, but the mission was scrubbed moments before liftoff. Still, at Starbase, she gave a shout-out to CEO Elon Musk and shared a special message for him. Video courtesy: SpaceX

Nicki Minaj showed up for her first-ever live rocket launch at SpaceX’s Starship test on May 21, 2026, but the mission was scrubbed moments before liftoff. Still, at Starbase, she gave a shout-out to CEO Elon Musk and shared a special message for him. Video courtesy: SpaceX

Artemis II crew sat for a chat with Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Podcast, and Reid Wiseman shared that the crew kept journals during the mission. Now, as he reads the entries on Earth, the experience seems surreal. Image Credits: Danielle Villasana/Getty Images and NASA (inset)

#ArtemisII mission specialist Christina Koch slept upside down in Orion to save space. It was not just comfortable but also safer than sleeping upright because the top docking hatch area of the capsule lacked active ventilation.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch reminds us that strength is not only personal, but also comes from the people who believe in us. Before the Artemis II mission kicked off, Koch shared these words in a video released by NASA. Image Credits: NASA/Glenn Benson

The Smile spacecraft lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport at 04:52 BST / 05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on May 19, 2026. The spacecraft will study space weather and make the first-ever X-ray observations of Earth’s magnetic field. #ESA #VegaC #Smile

A rare celestial event will light up the night sky on May 31, 2026, as a Full Moon appears for the second time in the same month. Here’s why the #Micromoon is a rare phenomenon. #BlueMoon #MoonPhase #skywatching

As Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen returned from the historic Moon mission, the most touching words came from his daughter, Ashley Hansen. Image Credit: Instagram/@ ashley.hansen22

The morning after NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the Artemis II crew on April 3, 2023, Reid Wiseman experienced a moment that stayed with him, and he shared his feelings on 'Houston We Have a Podcast'. Credits: NASA

Why can’t we see #stars in most pictures of #space — or even with the naked eye while astronauts are in space? For decades, this simple question has baffled many even though the answer is simple yet fascinating. Because the stars were never missing in the first place. #NASA

The morning after Reid Wiseman was selected as the Artemis II Commander, he woke up to something sweeter than any celebration at NASA: Moon cupcakes made by his elder daughter. Credits: Joe Raedle and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images and NASA

Reid Wiseman joined fellow #ArtemisII crewmates Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch at a Canadian Space Agency event in Longueuil, Quebec, where they took part in a live Q&A following the Artemis II mission around the Moon. #NASA #astronaut #space

Just before plunging back through Earth’s atmosphere, Orion’s crew module separated from service module that powered the entire #ArtemisII mission. This clip offers one final view before the module burned up in Earth’s atmosphere while the crew capsule headed toward splashdown.

NASA’s first phase of its Moon base roadmap was mostly about learning how to survive and operate on the lunar surface. But the next two phases are where the real construction begins. #NASA #Moon #Artemis