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Topic: Artemis

Iranian oil tankers slip past US blockade on Hormuz, expose limits of crackdown

At least two fully laden vessels, Hero II and Hedy, sailed into the Arabian Sea carrying up to 4 million barrels.

What’s shaping space race 2.0—minerals on Moon, human colonies, Helium-3

The Artemis Accords can be seen as an early American effort to shape the legal, technological, and policy frameworks governing access to, and use of, lunar resources.

On NASA’s Artemis II moon mission, biggest issue has been the toilet

Getting a complex toilet system to work on the Orion capsule has become a recurring issue. NASA suspects ice buildup may have been blocking the nozzle that drains wastewater into space.

Orion ignites main engine, putting Artemis II astronauts on track to Moon for flyby

'With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth. We choose it,' said astronaut Christina Koch before the engine ignited.

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is carrying 5 million names with it to space

NASA also launched a social media campaign, titled '#NASAMoonCrew', inviting people to upload pictures of themselves watching the Artemis II launch with their own ‘crew’.

Artemis II and its toilet troubles. It failed after takeoff

The toilet was a project that was decades in the making—and it began right after the Apollo 11 mission, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to defecate in plastic bags.

To the Moon and beyond—NASA gears up for first Moon mission in 50 years with Artemis II

The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration will send three American astronauts and one Canadian astronaut on a 10-day Artemis II mission to 'fly by' the Moon.

Do we need a space station around Moon? It faces delays, cost concerns, potential US fund cuts

NASA's Lunar Gateway is designed as a staging point for crewed and robotic missions and as a testbed for technologies crucial to landing humans on Mars.

Artemis II ‘wet dress rehearsal’ was a damp squib. Why the mission matters

The launch of NASA’s Artemis II crewed Moon mission has been pushed to early March after a liquid hydrogen leak during the prelaunch fuel test.

Stellar crew of NASA’s Artemis moon voyage named & a possible ‘Himalayan’ error in glacier watch

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

Following Rahul Gandhi’s script, Priyank Kharge takes on the RSS

By questioning the RSS’s legal registration status, Priyank Kharge aims to lock in minority and Dalit support for Congress on a national level.

Global investors show interest in India as oil risks reduce

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Barclays see improving prospects for Indian markets after months of subdued investor interest.

NATO’s show of might ahead of Ankara summit: An ambitious arms deal amid Trump’s criticism

‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.