Moon Mission

NASA’s Artemis II mission’s return to Earth, hour by hour 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 By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner NASA NASA…

April 9 - NASA's Artemis II mission, the world's first astronaut voyage to the moon in over half a century, has captivated Americans young and old across political divides, bringing unity of wonder, hope and pride to a nation torn by partisan rancor and war. From a profusion of rocket-launch…

Multibillion-dollar mission aims to establish long-term US presence on moon before China Houston: Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon on ‌NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of ​their emotions as they wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter the atmosphere in a…

The Artemis 2 crew — clockwise from top, Mission Specialist and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialist Christina Koch – pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home, April 7, 2026. Photo by NASA via Getty Images Article content…

The launch of NASA's Artemis II against the backdrop of the Iran war is drawing parallels to another moon mission in the middle of a conflict nearly 60 years ago. Marsha Barrett, associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joins to discuss. Read More

Nasa officials are ensuring “they don’t take their eye off the ball” as astronauts near their return to Earth after travelling deeper into space than anyone before. The Artemis II crew, who successfully completed a test flight around the Moon, are due to splashdown off the coast of San Diego…

Updated on: April 9, 2026 / 12:39 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Hurtling back toward Earth after a historic loop around the moon, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman said naming a crater after his late wife, an idea his crewmates came up with before launch,…

Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images Artemis II had a successful launch into space on April 1, 2026, for its 10-day mission to orbit the moon. Astronomy fans watched the liftoff right from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida or from the comfort of their homes while NASA streamed the…

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As the U.S. government slashes its spending on basic science, one thing seems certain: there’s still plenty of money to go back to the moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission is only the tip of the space agency’s lunar-exploration spear: planning for a plethora of additional crewed and robotic follow-ups is…