Artemis II mission inspires the next generation of space scientists

NPR | By Nell Greenfieldboyce

Published April 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM CDT

Most of the world's population was not alive during the days of the Apollo moon program. What do young people make of this latest moonshot?

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Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.

White House looks to Republican-led states to crack down on immigration

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President Trump points to Tennessee as a model for cooperating with the immigration crackdown but some in the state don't like what it means.
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