Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon
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Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.
The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration is moving away from a race to achieve milestones and toward a system built on repeated operations,
The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
Wednesday's flight marks humanity's first trip to the moon since the Apollo program ended in 1972. Here's everything to know about the Artemis program.
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1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don't know about the moon
Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side.
Nasa has vowed that America will “never give up the Moon again” after launching astronauts on the first lunar mission since 1972.
The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.
The United States has been vocal about wanting to beat China back to the surface of the Moon. In February, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said that the agency faced “credible competition from our greatest geopolitical adversary” and needed to “move faster, eliminate delays and achieve our objectives”.