Artemis II took off on Wednesday evening (April 1), with the crew bound for a 10-day mission around the Moon. The historic mission, which is the first lunar fly-around mission in over 50 years, aims to collect data and imagery from deep space and set the stage for a future Moon landing.

The four Artemis astronauts circling Earth are awaiting the green light from NASA to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

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Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume shut down moon landing conspiracy theories Wednesday, saying he never doubted for a single moment that American astronauts reached the moon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the first crewed mission to the moon in over 53 years Wednesday,

Meet the Press broadcast from Cape Kennedy space center and welcomed the three NASA astronauts who commanded Apollo missions 8, 9 and 10 ahead of the historic launch of Apollo 11, which would land Americans on the moon.

From outdated tech to funding hurdles, here’s why astronauts haven’t landed on the moon in over five decades

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) gets ready to send the Artemis II crew to the moon, Americans everywhere are feeling nostalgic—and for good reason. It's been over 50 years

The space agency is preparing to launch its highest-stakes mission in decades, carrying astronauts deeper into space than ever before.