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Space.com • Elizabeth Howell, Tariq Malik

NASA finalizes Artemis II crew — three Americans and one Canadian; Jenni Gibbons named mission voice link

NASA has finalized the four-person Artemis II crew — three U.S. astronauts and one Canadian — for the agency's first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. The team includes Jeremy Hansen and assigns Canadian-born Jenni Gibbons the mission voice‑link role during the lunar flyby.

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2026-03-29T03:10:35.234875-07:00
ESA   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
Universe Today • Mark Thompson

How the Solar Wind Really Works

By Universe Today: The Sun doesn't just pump out light and heat, it blasts a continuous stream of charged particles across the Solar System, and that solar wind is far more complex than it looks.

2026-03-29T00:57:30.212900-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
Universe Today • Mark Thompson

NASA JPL Develops Optical System to Suppress Stellar Glare, Bringing Direct Imaging of Earth-like Exoplanets Within Reach

By Universe Today: Finding another Earth is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time and the biggest obstacle isn't the distance, it's the glare. An Earth like planet orbiting a Sun like star is ten billion times fainter than its host.

2026-03-28T16:59:52.546514-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
Associated Press

NASA astronaut who lost speech in orbit says cause of medical emergency remains a mystery

By Associated Press: The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year says doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.

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2026-03-27T10:40:17.440596-07:00