Space & Physics

On Monday night, the U.S. president called the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft to congratulate them on their moon mission

From the perspective of the Orion capsule, the moon will fully block the sun’s disk for nearly an hour

The space exploration milestone came during a 40-minute period during which the Artemis II astronauts were unable to communicate with Earth

The four astronauts onboard NASA’s moon mission just broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human

On Monday, the four astronauts of Artemis II observed the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse

The fifth day in space for Artemis II saw space suit tests, an Easter egg hunt and final preparations for an imminent close encounter with the moon

Day four of the Artemis II mission to the moon saw the crew start to prepare in earnest for their lunar flyby and experience yet more toilet troubles

A new laser system aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft is sending sharper video and more data back to Earth

NASA officials and the Artemis II crew are starting to prepare in earnest for Monday’s lunar flyby—while also trying to fix the mission’s toilet

The Artemis II crew will spend about six hours observing the moon on Monday. Here’s what they’ll be looking for

The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts continued on their trek to fly around the moon

Friday is the Artemis II mission’s third official day as it makes a 10-day journey around the moon and back