The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II are headed toward a historic journey around the moon. The test flight marks a major step in NASA's ambitious program of establishing a long-term presence on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astronauts on the Artemis II mission to orbit the moon are preparing for perhaps the most exciting phase of their journey, when they will lay eyes on the far side of the moon, as they continue on ...

Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News. The crew is ...

For four and a half days the crewmembers of Artemis II have been flying their spacecraft, but they have had a powerful copilot helping them along: physics. Ever since firing their main engine and ...

At 6:36 pm Cape Canaveral time, NASA’s SLS rocket lifted off without incident with the four members of the Artemis II spacecraft aboard. During the first few hours, Orion will complete its journey ...

The Artemis II space mission has blasted off from the US state of Florida, sending four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon and marking the first time humans have travelled beyond ...

Hurtling back toward Earth after a historic loop around the moon, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman said naming a crater after his late wife, an idea his crewmates came up with before launch, was the ...

After traveling a record distance from Earth, the Artemis II crew saw incredible things. “This continues to be unreal,” pilot Victor Glover said. Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crew members aboard splashes down off the coast of California. (AP) NASA’s Artemis II — the ...

The 1968 photo of our blue planet inspired the global environmental movement. Now, NASA hopes to recapture that magic on their 10-day mission. This iconic picture, taken by astronaut William Anders in ...