After Artemis II Splashdown: What’s Next for the Moon Program

The Artemis II crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — splashed down in an Orion space capsule Friday after a 9-day mission to the moon and back. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA The crew of NASA's Artemis II

AI Advances in Detecting Software Vulnerabilities

AI lab Anthropic announced this week that it had developed a powerful new model the company believes could "reshape cybersecurity." It said that its latest model, Mythos Preview, was able to find "high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser." Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP In the past

Peru’s Chaotic Presidential Race: Fragmentation, Crime, Instability

Pedestrians pass election campaign signs for presidential and congressional candidates, before the weekend's election in Lima, Peru, April 10, 2026. Martin Mejia/AP hide caption toggle caption Martin Mejia/AP LIMA, Peru — Even by the chaotic standards of Peru's recent politics, this Sunday's election has the potential to confuse and frustrate the Andean nation's 27 million

Pakistan Convening U.S.–Iran Peace Talks in Islamabad

A police officer walks past a billboard regarding the United States and Iran negotiations, outside a media facilitation center in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, is set to host peace talks today with negotiators from Iran and the US, including Vice

Artemis II Crew Splashes Down After Lunar Voyage

After a nearly 10-day journey that took the Artemis II astronauts around the moon, in front of an eclipse and farther away from Earth than any humans before them, the crew of four have made a dramatic return home. The Artemis II astronauts share a group hug aboard the Orion capsule. hide caption toggle caption

Artemis II Crew Returns to Earth After Lunar Test Flight

The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II lunar mission are set to return to Earth Friday evening. The crew is wrapping up a journey around the moon with a planned splashdown off San Diego, Calif. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The Artemis II astronauts are returning home to Earth right this moment after a historic journey around

Germany Clarifies Travel Rules for Military-Age Men

For several days, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius struggled to explain himself. A provision in the new Military Service Act, which took effect on January 1, appeared to require men between the ages of 17 and 45 to notify the German military, or Bundeswehr, before taking trips abroad longer than three months. Though it took

NASA’s Billion-Dollar Space Race Intensifies

Some things are hard to calculate in dollars and cents. NASA's space programs definitely fall into this category. The agency has an enormous annual budget, and its portfolio includes powerful spacecraft, telescopes, and weather and asteroid forecasting. More difficult to measure are the scientific and material gains born from its basic research that have entered everyday life, such as memory

Hungary’s Crucial Vote: Orban vs Rising Opposition

Hungary is gearing up for its most consequential election in years, with longtime nationalist leader Viktor Orban facing an unprecedented challenge to his 16 years in power. Political upstart Peter Magyar and his center-right Tisza party are leading in most opinion polls. One poll released by Hungary's Publicus Institute on Friday showed Tisza ahead of Orban's Fidesz party by

Munich Israeli Restaurant Hit in Suspected Antisemitic Attack

An Israeli restaurant in Munich was attacked overnight, smashing several windows and throwing pyrotechnic devices inside, police said on Friday.  Nobody was hurt in the incident, but the attackers caused damage worth several thousand euros.  It is unclear who the assailants were or how many were behind the attack. Police and the restaurant's management believe the attack
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