NASA’s Artemis II mission lifted off on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts on a roughly 10-day trip around the Moon and back, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. This week, NASA ...

Want to catch up on the full Artemis II journey? You can watch the launch, learn about its historic distance record, see photos taken from the far side of the moon, meet the astronauts and understand ...

The crew of three Americans and one Canadian are to return to Houston on Saturday after concluding a journey that sent humans around the moon for the first time since 1972. Kenneth Chang Reporting ...

HOUSTON (AP) — With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts sailed into their lunar flyby Monday, taking in magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed while setting ...

It’s official: The Artemis II astronauts have arrived in the moon’s neighborhood. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The crew’s Orion ...

The four astronauts in the Artemis II mission are about 148,000 miles away from Earth, traveling at a velocity of 2,737 mph as of 11:18 a.m. ET April 9. The crew is roughly 7 days and 16 hours into ...

After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 and launched a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day expedition around the moon and back. The Artemis II mission, which is the second under NASA's ...

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday evening, with a two-hour launch window beginning at 6:24pm EDT. The planned lunar fly-around by four ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA is set to make history Wednesday evening as it launches Artemis II ...

NASA is gearing up to send astronauts back to the lunar environment for the first time in nearly 55 years. We've broken the 10-day mission into 12 key steps, from the historic liftoff to a ...