The four Artemis II astronauts are back safely on Earth after flying around the moon on NASA’s first lunar mission in more than 50 years ...

The journey back to deep space began with NASA's first crewed mission under the Artemis program. Artemis II was a key step ...

Artemis 2's Victor Glover and Christina Koch are all smiles after splashdown.

NASA’s Artemis II Orion capsule has returned to Kennedy Space Center, nearly a month after completing the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. The spacecraft, which carried four astronauts ...

UPDATE for 9 p.m. ET: NASA's Orion spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth to return its Artemis 2 astronauts to Earth. See video and photos of the Artemis 2 splashdown in our wrap story. See ...

As the Artemis II astronauts prepare for separate appearances hosted by President Donald Trump and Jimmy Fallon, revisit the ...

For NASA astronomers, engineers and mission managers, the most critical point of a trip to the moon is not the maneuver around the satellite but rather a much less moment: reentry. That final effort, ...

About 24 seconds after reentry, the spacecraft will largely be engulfed in plasma, leading to a six-minute blackout period.

Splashdown for the Artemis II crew is scheduled for Friday evening, and NASA will livestream the historic homecoming.