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Artemis II

A picture of home

Nasa’s moon mission has captured a view immortalised by Apollo astronauts in 1968, but its quest to beat China to the lunar surface is now under threat from Trump

By Giles Whittell

Health

Magic pills

Prescriptions for propranolol have surged over the past decade, sparking fears the ‘quick-fix’ drug is burying deeper mental health issues, Marine Saint explains

Iran

Hitting the eject button

Donald Trump is desperate for an exit from his war on Iran, but despite a successful operation to rescue a missing American pilot, the conflict appears likely to drag on, Hugh Tomlinson and Ruth Michaelson report

Foundling

The mother they never knew

In this second extract from the new Observer podcast Foundling, Jess finally identifies the woman who abandoned her as a baby and has an emotional meeting with her half-sister. But her joy proves short-lived, Lucy Greenwell writes

For today

Iran

Isabel Coles

‘Forty-eight hours before all hell will rain down’: Trump warns Iran over Hormuz

I was a Nasa medic in the space shuttle era. Artemis II gives me hope for the future

Moon voyage

Kevin Fong

I was a Nasa medic in the space shuttle era. Artemis II gives me hope for the future

Justice Chatbot lends a hand to draft judgments on immigration

Law and order

James Tapper

Justice Chatbot lends a hand to draft judgments on immigration

Food

Hayley Myers

An Hour With... Sally Abé

Art

Inside the Jeff Koons bubble

The man who holds the record for the highest price paid at auction for a work by a living artist unveils a shiny new Venus in Athens – and answers questions about balloon animals, porn stars and dinner with Jeffrey Epstein

Best of New Review

Literature

Deborah Levy

In search of Gertrude Stein

Artificial intelligence

John Naughton

Ten metaphors for AI

Jon Lee Anderson: ‘America’s treatment of Afghanistan was morally bankrupt’

Interview

Francisco Garcia

Jon Lee Anderson: ‘America’s treatment of Afghanistan was morally bankrupt’

Linda Tolhurst’s tales from the National Theatre stage door

The Oliviers

Sarah Crompton

Linda Tolhurst’s tales from the National Theatre stage door

Interview

Strangers on a bench

One of the most popular podcasts on the planet features people telling Tom Rosenthal the most intimate details of their lives. The conversations are quietly revolutionary