The highly anticipated lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission will take four astronauts on a pioneering survey of the moon Monday, including the rarely glimpsed lunar far side, which always faces away ...

The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than ...

This piece is part of a commentary series called Why Go to the Moon? that analyzes the strategic, economic, scientific, and geopolitical drivers of renewed U.S. lunar exploration. As the United States ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s almost time. Soon, NASA’s Artemis II moon mission will enter its Lunar Flyby phase, where we’ll actually be able to see the ...

It happened. NASA’s Artemis II moon mission entered its Lunar Flyby phase, allowing us all to see the moon. During the Lunar Flyby, NASA’s Artemis II moon mission officially took its astronauts ...

Artemis II and it’s crew of four lift off from Kennedy Space Center April 1, 2026 on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK Artemis II launched ...

Elon Musk wants to go to the moon. Jeff Bezos wants to go to the moon. China wants to go to the moon. And as soon as Wednesday, NASA plans to send astronauts to fly past the moon for the first time in ...

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Yesterday, the four-person Artemis 2 crew completed the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972, passing within roughly 4,067 miles of the lunar surface before turning back toward Earth. The ...

A lion dance team heads into Avenidas in downtown Palo Alto for a lunar new year celebration on Feb. 12, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. The official start of the Lunar New Year is Feb. 17, but ...

Artemis II launched its historic 10-day mission to the moon on Wednesday, April 1, and it will reach a monumental milestone on Monday, April 6, when the crew breaks the record for how far humans have ...