It's become a tradition: NASA's ground control plays music to wake up the astronauts on a mission. NASA's chief historian Brian Odom shares the history of the practice.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Paul Hayne, a planetary scientist at University of Colorado Boulder, about what he and others working on future moon missions hope to learn from Artemis II.

A fascination with AI bots, made with a program called OpenClaw, is sweeping China.

As the astronauts of Artemis II pass by the lunar surface, they add to the experiences of other missions that flew to the moon.

The astronauts on Artemis II will observe parts of the moon rarely seen by human eyes. A NASA planetary scientist said it will offer a vital perspective for lunar research.

Monday is an important day on NASA's Artemis II mission. The crew is preparing for its lunar flyby and setting a record along the way: the farthest that humans have ventured in space.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with retired NASA astronaut Suni Williams about the approaching flyby of the moon by the Artemis II mission.

The Artemis II astronauts are on a course back to Earth after flying by the moon Monday, witnessing a solar eclipse, and breaking a distance record set by NASA's Apollo 13 astronauts.

Congress passed the Take It Down Act in 2024, protecting victims of deepfake revenge pornography. Now, Germany is considering punishing the creators of deepfake porn, not just the distributors, for up to 2 years. NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Harvard Law Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.