A NASA crew of four astronauts are preparing for a critical stage of their journey that will set them on course for the moon, a step that will ultimately bring them closer to the lunar surface than anyone has been in more than 50 years.

Following yesterday’s historic liftoff, NASA leadership will brief the public on the Orion spacecraft’s health and confirm the "Go/No-Go" status for tonight’s critical Translunar Injection (TLI) burn.

The best pictures from NASA’s Artemis II launch as four astronauts begin a historic journey around the moon after 53 years.

Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.

The quest to reach  the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision of itself as a defender of democracy around the world. On a day all three are in play,

On Wednesday, the world watched as NASA’s Artemis II mission lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission to orbit the Moon since Apollo, marking a major milestone in the agency’s return to lunar exploration.

A G1 or G2-class geomagnetic storm is forecast to develop on Thursday, April 2, through Friday, April 3, with the aurora borealis possible from northern U.S. states.

Christian singer and influencer Anne Wilson performed the National Anthem before the historic Artemis II liftoff, marking NASA's return to lunar orbit after 50 years. Wilson, who once dreamed of becoming an astronaut,