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Science - Monday, April 6, 2026
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Science headlines for Monday, April 6, 2026
Science headlines for 2026-04-06 focused on 3 major developments: 1) Artemis II Moon Flyby: Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far Side (NYT Science) 2) Here’s the latest. (NYT Science) 3) NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight (NASA Breaking News) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance. Together they provide a representative view of the day in science news before diving into each full report.
Why it matters: This snapshot shows where science attention concentrated on 2026-04-06, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.
Key Points
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Artemis II Moon Flyby: Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far Side
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Here’s the latest.
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
Sources: #3 NASA Breaking News
Top 10 Stories
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#1 Score 80Artemis II Moon Flyby: Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far SideThe four astronauts concluded a historic lunar flyby that included their greatest distance from the planet. “We will always choose Earth,” Christina Koch said in words to humanity.
- #2 Score 72Here’s the latest.
Open source article for the full coverage.
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#3 Score 68NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human SpaceflightEditor’s note: This release was updated at 7:28 p.m. EDT on April 6, 2026, to reflect Orion’s final closest approach to the lunar surface from about 4,070 miles to about 4,067 miles. NASA also updated the farthest distance Orion will travel. Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at […]
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#4 Score 63The Dark Side of the Moon Is Really the Far SideScientists prefer to call the backside of the moon its “far” side.
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#5 Score 60NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission OverviewNASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24, will deliver approximately 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second flight of the Cygnus XL, the larger, more cargo-capable version of the company’s solar-powered spacecraft.
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#6 Score 59As the astronauts lose contact with Earth, NASA isn’t worried.Open source article for the full coverage.
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#7 Score 56How to Follow NASA’s Artemis II Around the Far Side of the MoonThe astronauts will head into a communications blackout at 6:44 p.m. Eastern time as they become the first people to travel around the moon since 1972.
- #8 Score 41Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II
Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface. You can watch this historic broadcast on NASA’s YouTube channel today, April 6, 2026, at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern), or on NASA+. […]
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#9 Score 39GrantsGrants Status Requests To submit a request, visit NASA General Information Request Form and complete the form. You will receive an automated email with the most commonly requested grant status information. Important Instructions: How to Fill Out the Form: Memorandum for NASA Grantee Community Guidance Regarding OMB Memorandum M-25-14 and Recent Temporary Restraining Orders Update […]
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#10 Score 36The Near Side of the MoonThe astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this photo of the Moon’s near side on April 4, 2026. The image features dark patches at center and right; these are ancient lava flows, which are unique to this side of the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts – astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of […]