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NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen in the foreground, lit up by the sun. A first quarter moon is visible behind it, with sunlight coming from the right.

Ceasefire Tensions, Terrorist Designation Law, Artemis II Heads Home

Central Floridians react as U.S. Iran tensions escalate. A new law allows some Florida officials to designate groups as terrorist organizations. Artemis II astronauts will return to Earth after moon flyby.

Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal on the 1973 poster for Paper Moon.

The most memorable moon movies aren't even about space

While marveling at Artemis II's mission, NPR's film critic went down a rabbit hole about moon-themed movies. Most have nothing to do with space.

Teens and young adults have a growing problem with sports betting and gaming. How can parents talk to their kids about gambling before it becomes a problem?

What draws people into cults? A new book tracks the journeys of two followers

Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter is a story about the terror of losing the self — but it's also, gratifyingly, a story about finding the way back to it.

File photo showing babies in a U.S. maternity ward. The fertility rate in the U.S. has dropped steadily. Last year, there were roughly 710,000 fewer children born in the U.S. compared with the peak in 2007.

710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago

The U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying motherhood into their 30s and 40s.

Concession stand sandwiches range from $1.50 to $3 at the Masters this year.

How a cheese sandwich at the Masters is still $1.50 in an era of price hikes

The priciest concessions at the Masters, beer and wine, cost just $6 each. The Georgia golf tournament prides itself on a simple and affordable menu, even as ticket prices continue to climb.

This pangolin was confiscated from a smuggling ring that sold endangered animals to restaurants in China. Animals caught up in the wildlife trade pose a great risk of spillover diseases.

How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers

People sell wild animals for food and for traditional medicine — legally and illegally. A study looks at the risks of spillover diseases from those pangolins, giant rats and other exotic critters.

The Artemis II crew — Christina Koch (left), Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman — have to share tight quarters aboard the Orion spacecraft on their way home. But even with limited space, they can still get a solid workout in — thanks to a very special piece of equipment.

We can't all be astronauts, but the Artemis II crew has fitness lessons for everyone

The Artemis II astronauts don't have a lot of space to exercise. That's why they've got the flywheel — a small device that can be used for strength and cardio workouts.

MIKE (second from left) and Earl Sweatshirt (third from left) with the members of Surf Gang, the New York-based collective who produced the rappers' new double album, Pompeii // Utility.

Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE put a ring on indie rap's favorite friendship

A much-hyped double album finds the two reveling in a mutual influence that has bloomed for a decade, shaping a scene in the process.

This doctor turned a 31-foot RV into one of the country's only mobile OB-GYN clinics

Mary Fariba Afsari's book, Labor, is a portrait of reproductive healthcare in post-Dobbs America. Her book also is about her Iranian heritage and her grandmother's death from an illegal abortion.

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