Last night, they made history during an emotional flyby around the Moon in which they observed areas of the far side that no one had seen with the naked eye. The astronauts of Artemis 2 made history ...

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For the first time in decades, astronauts are preparing for missions that will return humans to the Moon.

The Artemis II crew have safely returned home after re-entering Earth's atmosphere at 25,000mph (40,000km/h), splashing down off the coast of California. They have travelled deeper into space than any ...

The Artemis II astronauts have left the moon's sphere of influence and are now speeding back under Earth's gravitational force on Flight Day 8 of 10. A Friday splash down will welcome the crew back in ...

The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission are safely back on Earth after a nine-day mission took them on a trip around the moon and back, sending humans deeper into space than ever before. To come home ...

The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening. After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next ...