Skip to Main Content
The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

Artemis II launched on April 1. Artemis II Launch by Joel Kowsky is licensed under CC BY NC-ND 4.0.

Inside Artemis II: What it takes to send humans to the Moon

Zoey Dorn, Eastside Media Director April 8, 2026

As the Artemis II spacecraft launched on April 1 at 6:35 p.m. ET, millions of people watched the massive rocket propel into the sky. To the public, that launch lasted a few minutes–but behind that fleeting moment was years of engineering, problem-solving,...

NASA launches SpaceX

NASA launches SpaceX

Audrey Cronk, Eastside Staff December 9, 2025

October 13 marked a very important day: NASA carried out the eleventh test light for the rocket Starship. This was a pivotal moment for it consolidated whether or not the vehicle was going to be ready for future missions. The weather couldn't have been...

NASA's satellite data has shown that the Earth is getting darker

The Earth is getting darker

Agrim Kapri, For Eastside November 5, 2025

A strange finding, confirmed by NASA’s satellite data, shows that Earth is literally getting darker and our planet is reflecting less sunlight back into space than it has previously. The phenomenon, called Earth’s albedo effect, is something scientists...

Stranded in space: NASA astronauts return after 9 months

Stranded in space: NASA astronauts return after 9 months

Dino Russo, Online Community Editor April 3, 2025

What was originally meant to be a week-trip to the International Space Station (ISS) ended up becoming a 9-month stay for NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore. Williams and Wilmore launched on Boeing’s Starliner capsule in June of last...

The Artemis II crew poses for a picture.

NASA reveals the crew of the Artemis II mission

Natalie Finkelstein, Eastside Media Director April 7, 2023

On Monday, April 3, 2023, NASA revealed the crew of its next mission to the moon: Artemis II.  Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen are the four astronauts tasked...

Launched in late 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is on a mission to learn more about how early galaxies were born and evolved.

The James Webb Space Telescope soars through space

Megan Treglia, Eastside Staff April 2, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the more modernized version of the famous Hubble Space Telescope, is making history with its innovative design and ambitious goal to learn more about the birth of the first galaxies. On March 17, the telescope captured...

NASA is an incredibly important organization for our nation's future and it is essential that tax dollars go towards funding it.

Should we be spending tax dollars on NASA?

Carmen DeCosmo, Eastside Staff March 16, 2017

 So what is NASA? When asked, many people will give a very simple answer; the program in charge of sending people to outer space. Well, it may seem so due to the fact that only a small percentage of what NASA does is portrayed to media, but the truth...

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was recreated into the more well known program of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

NACA passes the torch to NASA, but remains a legacy

Joshua Sodicoff, Editorial Assistant March 30, 2016

1915: The American nation struggles to assert itself as a major world power. In Europe, the First World War has broken out, and to the disdain of American  politicians and citizens alike, threatens to redefine the world order, without the consent of...