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We found adorable Celestial Buddies (hello, Moon Buddy and Little Earth!) at Target and Walmart you can get today. NASA Artemis II moon mission mascot is named Rise, a plushie designed by 8-year-old ...

A second-grader's plush toy design has rocketed to space alongside astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen on board the Artemis II moon mission launch. Lucas Ye, 8, ...

NASA's Artemis II mission has an official moon mascot named RISE, a plushie designed by an 8-year-old. The RISE design was inspired by the "Earthrise" photo from the Apollo 8 mission. The Artemis II ...

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Update [Thu 5th Mar 2026, 12:45am]: Following the news of restocks in Japan, The Pokémon Company has confirmed this special anniversary "1996 style" Pikachu (and keychain) will also be getting a local ...

The Pokémon Company just held an event in Japan detailing how it will celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary this month, and boy, is Pikachu's steward pulling out all the stops. There are all ...

IKEA has sold out of its adorable Djungelskog orangutan soft toy, with the $20 item now fetching more than 10 times the retail price on eBay. The plushie has become a coveted collectible in recent ...

IKEA wants the best for Punch the monkey. IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store, donated stuffed animals to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan earlier this week following the facility's now-viral baby ...

People online are going bananas for a baby monkey and its stuffed animal. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother ...