ALT A large group of people watch NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya talk in a stage during the rollout of the core stage for Artemis 3. The core stage is seen peeking out of the Vertical Assembly Building at NASA Michoud. The sun rises on the left side of the image creating a sun glare over the building.

ALT Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen, wearing orange flight suits, sit on the edge of a helicopter, flanked by uniformed personnel. Both astronauts are grinning, and Reid is pointing at the camera. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

ALT Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, wearing orange flight suits, sit on the edge of a helicopter, flanked by uniformed personnel. Both astronauts are grinning. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

ALT Map titled “Sunday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area for severe thunderstorms. The highlighted area (yellow with orange outline) extends from west Texas near Lubbock through central Texas (including Dallas and Austin) into Oklahoma (including Oklahoma City) and southern Kansas near Wichita.

ALT Map titled “Monday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area expanding northward from north Texas and Oklahoma through Kansas and into Nebraska, Iowa, and southern Minnesota, including cities such as Dallas, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, Lincoln, and Minneapolis.

ALT Map titled “Tuesday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area shifting eastward from Texas and Oklahoma through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and into parts of the Upper Midwest, including Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago.

ALT Map titled “Wednesday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area focused farther east from Texas and Oklahoma into Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, and surrounding areas, including Dallas, Little Rock, St. Louis, Memphis, and Chicago.

ALT A total solar eclipse with the Moon completely covering the Sun, leaving a bright, white corona radiating outward against a dark sky. The circular silhouette of the Moon is sharply defined at the center, with delicate coronal rays extending in all directions. Photo Credit: (NASA/Jordan Salkin)

ALT The Moon, backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, is photographed by NASA’s Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II mission. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars. Credit: NASA