Artemis Content / Artemis Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Egghead Weekend Basket for April 17 /blog/egghead-weekend-basket-april-17 <p>It's the 112th 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Picnic Day tomorrow (April 18) and whether your tastes run to cockroach races or fashion, there's something for every taste on campus. A <a href="/news/what-see-picnic-day-112-pick-few-events-out-200-plus">rundown from Dateline</a> and <a href="/arts/blog/picnic-day-gong-returns-fashion-more">highlights of arts activities here</a>.</p><p>And in research news from the past couple of weeks:&nbsp;</p> April 17, 2026 - 2:56pm Andy Fell /blog/egghead-weekend-basket-april-17 Shields Up! Cosmic Rays a Challenge for Deep Space Travel /egghead/blog/shields-cosmic-rays-challenge-deep-space-travel <p>One of the big challenges with traveling to the Moon and beyond is protecting both human bodies and the electronics that support them in space against the onslaught of radiation from the sun and the rest of the universe.&nbsp;</p> April 09, 2026 - 10:38am Andy Fell /egghead/blog/shields-cosmic-rays-challenge-deep-space-travel To the Moon and Back: 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Plays Role in Historic Artemis I Mission /news/moon-and-back-uc-davis-plays-role-historic-artemis-i-mission <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>On Dec. 11, Artemis I’s Orion capsule made a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean after nearly 26 days in space and orbiting the moon. Orion is NASA’s new exploration spacecraft designed to carry humans into deep space.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> December 16, 2022 - 2:00pm Andy Fell /news/moon-and-back-uc-davis-plays-role-historic-artemis-i-mission