Space Exploration

The Artemis II crew will spend about six hours observing the moon on Monday. Here’s what they’ll be looking for

The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts continued on their trek to fly around the moon

Friday is the Artemis II mission’s third official day as it makes a 10-day journey around the moon and back

Artemis II’s AVATAR experiment will see organs-on-a-chip travel to the moon and back, revealing how such a journey affects the body’s cells

Amid a journey of celestial spectacles, the Artemis II astronauts may spot a comet—if it survives a dash past the sun

The second day of the Artemis II moon mission saw the crew perform a series of maneuvers that put the Orion capsule on course for the lunar far side

Artemis II blasts off on a high‑stakes lunar flyby, marking NASA’s first crewed mission to the moon in decades

The Orion spacecraft just completed its last planned major fuel burn, setting its course for the rest of its 10-day journey around the moon and back

NASA launched the Artemis II moon mission on Wednesday, April 1—a date that will enable the crew to observe the moon pass in front of the sun from space

A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

The four astronauts onboard the Orion spacecraft will carry out a packed schedule during their trip around the moon’s far side

The U.S. space agency on Wednesday evening launched four astronauts on what may be a record-breaking trip around the moon—see the spacecraft live