Astronomy and planetary science : nature.com subject feeds https://www.nature.com/subjects/astronomy-and-planetary-science/nature Latest news and research from Nature.com on the topic of Astronomy and planetary science 60 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:25:20 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:25:20 +0000 Stop the ‘space race’: space exploration must be a shared human endeavour Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01194-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01194-4 Behind the scenes with Artemis II’s scientists during the historic Moon fly-by Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01208-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01208-1 I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what I saw Thu, 9 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01138-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01138-y Artemis II relied on European science: what that means for the region’s space ambitions Wed, 8 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01013-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01013-w First photos from Artemis II: see stunning ‘Earthset’ and more Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01118-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01118-2 Historic Artemis II Moon fly-by: Nature’s live coverage as it happened Mon, 6 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00989-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00989-9 What Artemis II’s astronauts will look for on the Moon’s far side Sat, 4 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01103-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01103-9 Artemis II is go: humans head to the Moon after half-century absence Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01060-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01060-3 The Moon belongs to all of us — not just countries that can afford to reach it Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01051-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01051-4 China is planning to land people on the Moon — and might beat the United States to it Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01059-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01059-w Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10359-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10359-0 Lift off! 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