Moon Mission

This past Wednesday, at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, the four-person crew of Artemis II strapped into a tiny metal capsule atop a skyscraper-size rocket. A column of fire, fuelled by millions of pounds of propellant, carried the astronauts into orbit, en route to the far side of the…

An astronaut aboard NASA’s historic Artemis II moon mission on Saturday reflected on the beauty of creation and humanity’s shared bond, invoking Scripture as he said people from every culture and walk of life have “got to get through this together.” Victor Glover is the pilot aboard Artemis II, which…

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are officially farther from Earth than any human has gone before The four astronauts onboard NASA’s moon mission just broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human By Meghan Bartels edited by Claire Cameron NASA astronaut Victor Glover sees the crescent…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First, a quick update on NASA’s moon mission, which lifted off last week. Last Thursday Artemis II left Earth orbit, making the four astronauts onboard the first humans…

Nfld. & Labrador Jeremy Hansen carried an Innu Nation flag with him on the 10-day mission, launching Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen carries connection to Labrador into space Madison Taylor · CBC News · Posted: Apr 06, 2026 4:30 AM EDT | Last…

HOUSTON — Talk about a looky loo. As the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon close in on their historic lunar flyby — the first by a human crew in more than 53 years — an unusual star has risen aboard their Orion moon ship. But…

April 4, 2026, 7:22 PM EDT HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are now more than halfway to the moon and have caught their first glimpses of the lunar far side. In an interview with NBC News from space, NASA astronaut Christina Koch described seeing the moon out the window…

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 By Joseph Howlett edited by Claire Cameron Astronaut Christina Koch gazes on her receding home planet out the window of Orion as the spacecraft continues its…

HOUSTON — A burning smell from the toilet is not something you'd want to experience on Earth, so when it happened to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on the way to the moon — well, you can bet Mission Control was listening. The Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft as seen from its…

Four astronauts circle the Moon on Artemis II, but the real drama unfolds when they return to Earth at 25,000 mph. Credit: NASA A fiery return from the Moon meets a perfectly timed ocean rescue in NASA’s high-stakes Artemis II finale. Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis II mission launched on April 1,…