2026-03-31 18:58:23
For Bloomberg, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar, and Stephanie Davidson describe the Artemis II plan for the evening of April 1.
The mission is a critical milestone in NASA’s ambitious Artemis campaign, aimed at landing humans on the moon once again. In Greek mythology, the goddess Artemis is the twin of Apollo – a nod to the predecessor program that put US astronauts on the lunar surface. This time, however, NASA hopes to establish a base there, where humans can live and work.
The rocket was illustrated with Blender and flight paths are shown with Three.js. I always appreciate a bit of 3-D flourish in space-related illustrations.
2026-03-31 16:44:23
Four astronauts are rocketing to the moon on April 1. They’ll spend 10 days orbiting Earth a few times, head out to the moon, circle around, and then come back. Marco Hernandez and Kenneth Chang, for the New York Times, have the illustrations showing the rocket specifications, flight path, and the crew module with the space of two whole minivans.
Tags: flight, moon, New York Times, space
2026-03-30 19:04:56
A so-called shadow fleet of tankers transport oil illicitly around the world. They had been on the decline, but the conflict in Iran has changed things. Financial Times mapped the paths and tactics used by these old ships to avoid detection.
These views from above make me think it won’t be long until ship tracking and detection systems are all just based on satellite images. That’s gotta be a thing by now.
Tags: Financial Times, oil, shipping
2026-03-30 15:42:44
The world’s reliance on gas and oil means the war in Iran affects people everywhere, and you can feel it in the everyday. Pablo Robles and Agnes Chang, for the New York Times, point out the many facets of life that had to adjust.
The small animated illustrations make this piece. They show a bit of what everyone is experiencing these days: pain at the pump and a balloon, a simple joy floating away out of reach.
Tags: everyday, illustration, Iran, New York Times, war
2026-03-27 17:45:29
A large portion of rural hospitals operate at a loss, which causes problems for millions of Americans who need healthcare the most. For Reuters, Sarah Slobin shows the challenging dynamics of rural hospitals with a series of charts and maps.
Nearly 90% of the land in the United States is rural and about one in five people, or some 60 million, live throughout it according to the U.S. Census. Data also show rural residents are older, have worse health outcomes and less health care access than their urban counterparts.
Tags: healthcare, Reuters, rural, Sarah Slobin
2026-03-26 21:07:03
It seems like people don’t stick with the same job for as long as they used to, but maybe that’s not the case.
