As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, NASA said the Artemis II mission has carried a collection of historic mementos. Among them was a flag originally designated

The documentary filmmaker who helped spearhead the bronze, lifelike Apollo 11 statue anchored at Kennedy Space Center wants to waste no time in honoring the astronauts of Artemis II. “It took 50 years to get the first one built.

For the first time since Apollo 17, astronauts traveling beyond low Earth orbit photographed the moon at close range on Monday, as astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen transmitted the first crewed lunar images of the modern spaceflight era from aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.

Does an Artemis II photo taken in April 2026 show the same cloud patterns as an Apollo 8 photo from 1968? No, that's not true: The "Artemis 2" image, dated April 6, 2026, is AI-generated and is based

But Apollo 13 was never supposed to set a record. The crew were just trying to get home, and their only way back to Earth was the long way around the Moon.

A Coronado space engineer who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing is looking back at the historic 1969 event as NASA's Artemis II mission unfolds.

Two Moon programs, decades apart '€” but how similar are they really? Join us as we break down the biggest similarities and differences between NASA's Apollo and Artemis missions, from Cold War rivalries to 21st-century coalitions,

Watching NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the Moon and make spaceflight history brought up a lot of emotions—but mostly, it gave me serious FOMO. Sadly, this Gizmodo science reporter won’t be leaving Earth anytime soon. But the crew’s incredible photos make me feel like I was along for the ride.

Retired NASA astronaut Charles Duke, Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, joins "America's Newsroom" to discuss the Artemis II mission's upcoming return. He shares his experiences walking on the Moon for 71 hours in 1972 and details the critical re-entry procedures for the Orion capsule.