Moon Mission

NASA has released the first high-resolution images of Earth taken by the crew of its Artemis II as they travel towards the Moon. The images, described as “spectacular” by Nasa, were captured by mission commander Reid Wiseman after the spacecraft completed a key engine burn that placed it on a…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA astronaut Victor Glover drew praise on social media after he said his involvement in the Artemis II mission should be seen as part of "human history," not a racial milestone, and conservatives circulated clips of his remarks ahead of the crew's…

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April 3, 2026, 8:37 PM EDT NASA has shared the first breathtaking views of Earth taken from the Artemis II mission as the crew continues its journey toward the moon. The photos reveal Earth behind the Orion spacecraft, our home planet aglow with aurora. One photo of Earth, taken Thursday…

NASA shared this photo of Earth, snapped by Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman, on April 3, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman) We now know how far the Artemis 2 astronauts will get from Earth — and that distance will be unprecedented. The Artemis 2 crew — NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor…

As of midmorning Friday, the crew were about 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) from Earth and were quickly closing in on the moon. NASA has released the first images taken from inside the Artemis II Orion spacecraft, where four astronauts are currently travelling on a mission around the moon. In a…

The menu for NASA’s moon mission has 189 unique items on it and mirrors that of the International Space Station By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen samples an Artemis II test space meal. Erika Peters/Phil Sexton/Rad Sinyak/NASA NASA has launched four astronauts…

Artemis II’s AVATAR experiment will see organs-on-a-chip travel to the moon and back, revealing how such a journey affects the body’s cells By K. R. Callaway edited by Claire Cameron Emulate via NASA NASA has launched four astronauts on a pioneering journey around the moon—the Artemis II mission. Follow our…