Problems down on Earth are serious. Spending some time looking up isn’t a waste or distraction
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Problems down on Earth are serious. Spending some time looking up isn’t a waste or distraction
National Affairs Editor
Published
April 7, 2026 12:06PM (EDT)
Editorial: The threat posed by a new space race is real. But so is the wonder of humankind’s reaching for the skies
"We see the misconception of a flat, gentle moon everywhere."
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
For the first time in over 50 years, astronauts will see Earth from distant space. Let’s hope the images they send back of our…
An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
Crew of Orion capsule spent emotional day documenting surface of moon – and paying homage to astronauts who paved the way
