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Are Neutrinos Their Own Evil Twins? Part 1: So We're Going to Redefine "Particle"

Reported by Universe Today

A brilliant physicist vanished in 1938, leaving behind one strange, quiet paper. It described something that shouldn't exist: a particle that is its own antiparticle. To understand why that matters, we first need to rethink what a particle even is — and ...
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:10 +0000

La NASA da la bienvenida a la Tierra a los exploradores lunares de Artemis II, quienes batieron récords

Reported by NASA

Los primeros astronautas en viajar a la Luna en más de medio siglo han regresado a la Tierra tras una misión que ha establecido nuevos récords a bordo del vuelo de prueba Artemis II de la NASA. Los astronautas de la NASA Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000

NASA Science, Cargo Launch Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-24

Reported by NASA

NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station following the successful launch of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. Northrop G...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:49 +0000

Artemis II Splashes Down

Reported by NASA

This image from April 10, 2026, captures NASA’s Orion spacecraft, with its parachutes deployed, seconds before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II crew accomplished many milestones on their nearly 10-day mission, surpassing the Apollo 13 ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:05 +0000

Celebration of Space - April 10, 2026

Celebration of Space - April 10, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

It’s been over a week since the Artemis II mission launched (Wednesday, April 1, 2026). On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew module (Orion Mult-Purpose Crew Vehicle or MPCV) executed a flyby maneuver around the Moon and embarked on the return jo...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:36:54 EDT

NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth 

Reported by NASA

The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency)...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:31 +0000