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The Challenge the Artemis II Crew Gave the Rest of Us

April 14, 2026

The Profound Comedy of Outer Space

April 12, 2026

Colman Domingo, Marcello Hernández, and Mikey Day in the "Artemis II" sketch on "SNL"

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Seven Documentaries for Fans of Fiction

April 12, 2026

A series of photos showing the display for The Queen of Versailles

A Different Moon From the One We’ve Known

April 10, 2026

the moon spiral

Time-Travel Thursdays

What Will Humanity Do With the Moon?

April 9, 2026

A blue-tined photo showing the Earth setting behind the moon

The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs

April 8, 2026

Collage of the four astronauts of the Artemis II moon mission, the moon, and a spacecraft in liftoff

An Incredibly Weird Time to Be Alive

April 7, 2026

A silhouette of Donald Trump and a photo of Earth as seen from space

The Most Beautiful Moment of the Artemis II Mission

April 7, 2026

Image of the moon from Artemis II, showing the Oreientale basin and the crater that may be named Carroll

Moon Joy: Photos From Artemis II

April 7, 2026

Earth sets behind the moon, as seen by the crew of NASA's Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon.

Atlantic Trivia for April 2, 2026: Missions to the Moon

April 2, 2026

Illustration of a magnifying glass

Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?

April 1, 2026

An image of the Artemis II launch

Photos: Counting Down to the Launch of Artemis II

April 1, 2026

A rocket stands on a launch pad, lit at night, seen from a distance, with a red-colored full moon rising in the background.

The Republicans Made Peace With Science

Alexander Furnas and Dashun Wang

February 17, 2026

Illustration of a chemistry flask with stacks of gold coins inside it

An Act of Cosmic Sabotage

February 2026 Issue

Color photo of one-story building with garage door open to reveal a wheeled rover and a person in white coat working at a bench. A sign on the building reads "Mars Yard."

Dusty Pillars

December 25, 2025

Huge dark pillars of dust and gas, seen against a backdrop of stars.

The Heart of a Tarantula

December 22, 2025

A cluster of blue stars appear in a cavity within a larger billowing cloud of gas and dust.

The Cosmic Cliffs

December 20, 2025

A vast cloud of gas and dust in space, with a sharply-defined edge, and stars in the distance

Distant Starbursts

December 17, 2025

Two small clumps of bright stars appear in the center of a small irregular galaxy, surrounded by a faint cloud of dust and backdropped by many other distant galaxies.

The Bullseye

December 16, 2025

A spiral galaxy displaying by at least nine concentric rings around its core, backdropped by many other smaller, more-distant galaxies

A Turbulent Lagoon

December 15, 2025

A colorful, dense cloud of dust and gas, backlit in part by hidden stars

A Barred Spiral

December 12, 2025

A face-on view of a spiral galaxy, showing a well-defined bar-like structure spanning its center

A Cosmic Tornado

December 10, 2025

A long, billowing, and glowing cloud of material, seen in deep space, backdropped by stars and more-distant galaxies.

A Cosmic Cat’s Paw

December 9, 2025

A chaotic cloud of swirling dust in space, punctuated by many colorful stars, centered on a cavernous-looking structure within the cloud

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

December 9, 2025

A nighttime view of the Earth, from orbit, with a bright blue-and-red bolt of electrical energy shooting up from a lightning strike in a storm below

‘Sudan Is a Good Place to Wage Peace’

January 2026 Issue

photo of the September 2025 magazine open to spread of Anne Applebaum's article on Sudan

The Shell of a Dying Star

December 6, 2025

A giant shell of gas and dust surrounds a distant star. The shell is rounded and resembles red bell pepper that's been sliced in half.

Hot Stars in the Lobster Nebula

December 4, 2025

A dark and dense cloud of dust takes up the left half of the image, with a cluster of glittering white stars at right, all backdropped by many more-distant stars.

The Colors of the World, Seen From the International Space Station

August 12, 2025

Green and red streaks of light from an aurora appear above the Earth, seen from orbit, with part of the International Space Station visible at center.

Yes, a Moon Base

August 10, 2025

Illustration of Earth, as seen from the surface of the moon through a porthole in a gray wall

Photos: 13 Years on Mars

August 5, 2025

A selfie of a large Mars rover, with a reddish-colored dry, rocky, and dusty Martian landscape in the background.

How NASA Engineered Its Own Decline

September 2025 Issue

collage with blocks of red, blue, orange, yellow on black background and images including astronaut, moon lander, eagle on moon, orbit diagrams, and Elon Musk waving U.S. flag at rally

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Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore

Alexandra Petri

July 11, 2025

A group of people look up at the sky with binoculars

A Red Sprite Gives Astronauts an Incredible Light Show

July 4, 2025

A nighttime view of the Earth, from orbit, with a bright blue-and-red bolt of electrical energy shooting up from a lightning strike in a storm below.

America Is Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life

July 4, 2025

With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing

Alexandra Petri

June 30, 2025

DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data

Charlie Warzel, Ian Bogost, and Matteo Wong

February 19, 2025

Stairs lead to computer code in the clouds.