For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will launch four astronauts around the moon in February 2026, marking the first crewed flight of the ...

Whether Artemis ultimately fulfills its promise of sustained lunar exploration, or is reshaped by politics, budgets and ...

"It’s amazing to think that this thing I have been working on in various capacities for the last eight years is about to send ...

NASA's Artemis program represents the most ambitious human spaceflight effort since Apollo, aiming not only to return ...

NASA's long-awaited return to the Moon is nearing fruition with the potential launch of Artemis II, their first crewed deep ...

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated Nov. 15, 2022. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told a crowded stadium at Rice University that the U.S. would lead the charge of landing a man on the moon by ...

Artemis II will mark humanity's first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The approximately 10-day mission will send the four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon, testing ...

The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.