As the astronauts aboard Artemis II's Orion flew over the far side of the Moon on April 6, they and the mission's science officers back on Earth couldn't hide their excitement over the steady stream ...

Four astronauts today became the first humans to make a trip around the moon since the Apollo era — and added new pages to history books for the Artemis era. The Artemis 2 crew reached a maximum ...

New shades of brown and green in the rings of impact craters. Rugged terrain and long shadows along their rims. Earth rising over the moon’s horizon and the glow of lofted dust. These are observations ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The loss of signal occurred at 6:44 p.m. ET as Orion traveled along the ...

HOUSTON, Tex. — Today (April 6), as NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts had their names etched into history books for becoming the farthest-ever humans from Earth, they took a moment to recognize the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the Moon (Gregg Newton) (Gregg Newton/AFP/AFP) For the ...

For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis 2's lunar mission. The flyby will last around seven hours, starting ...

A view of the moon seen through an Orion window as Artemis 2 approached the moon early April 6. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — The Artemis 2 mission will swing around the moon April 6, setting a distance ...

The four crew members are closer to Luna than to our home world, right on course, and viewing parts of the Moon never before seen by humans. The farside of the Moon is beginning to reveal itself to ...

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An image of Earth taken by Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman shortly after the Orion translunar injection burn April 2. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman WASHINGTON — A day after lighting its engine to head to ...

Why go to the Moon when there are so many problems to fix here on Earth? Artemis 2 mission pilot Victor Glover explained Thursday from cislunar space. Reading time 2 minutes Amid rising geopolitical ...