Space Exploration

NASA’s Orion capsule and the four astronauts on board have made it back to Earth after 10 days in space and a record-breaking mission around the moon and back

On Friday these four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission around the moon

After a 10-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts will have traveled nearly 700,000 miles

NASA plans to launch a wildly ambitious nuclear-powered octocopter to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in 2028

After a hectic eight days in space, the Artemis II crew—and the many NASA personnel supporting their journey—are ready for the mission’s final milestone

On Friday, the four astronauts on board the Orion space capsule will begin their final descent to Earth. Here’s the plan, including the final, most nail-biting 13 minutes of the journey

The moon is now far in the rearview after a near-flawless spaceflight, but the crew of Artemis II aren’t home safe yet

China is working toward its own moon landing. Could it put astronauts on the moon before NASA’s Artemis program does?

It’s NASA tradition to wake up astronauts with a song. Here are the Artemis II crew’s favorites

Before NASA’s moon mission launched, experts sounded the alarm over the Orion capsule’s heat shield and reentry. Now splashdown is just one day away

The Artemis II spacecraft is due to splash down on April 10, and NASA officials and the astronauts onboard are gearing up for that return

After decades of planning, NASA’s Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot