St. Charles Parish Library Planetarium

Exploring Beyond: With this photo timeline, you can explore the Artemis II mission from launch to landing. Check it out.

Artemis II Photo Timeline An interactive photo timeline of NASA's Artemis II mission — scrub through every crew moment, lunar flyby shot, and audio clip from April 1–10, 2026.

Heads Up! The Lyrid meteor shower peaks the morning of April 22 after midnight. For best viewing, try to get away from as many lights as possible, and give your eyes 30 minutes to become dark adapted. However, even under dark skies, you can only expect 5 to 6 meteors per hour.

Lyrids - NASA Science The Lyrids meteor shower, which peaks during late April, is one of the oldest known meteor showers: Lyrids have been observed for 2,700 years.