After a fiery trip through Earth’s atmosphere that lasted nearly 15 minutes, the crew's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean just after 8 p.m. ET on Friday.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When a cat was spotted intently “watching” NASA’s Artemis II mission, ...

The crew of NASA's historic Artemis II mission memorialized the late wife of one of its astronauts by proposing to name a crater on the moon after her, an emotional moment captured on NASA's ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Earth from NASA's Orion spacecraft. (NASA via AP) NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 — ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the success of the historic Artemis II mission currently underway would not be possible "if it wasn't for President Trump," as the Orion spacecraft is set to ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaking at the March 24 “Ignition” event about the agency’s implementation of national space policy. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared ...

NASA released the first photos of Earth taken by the crew of Artemis II on Friday, hours after the mission left Earth's orbit. The first photo, taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, shows the ...

Before the Orion spacecraft even launched on Wednesday, NASA’s Artemis II moon mission — the first in 50 years — had already weathered a storm of complex challenges, like hydrogen and helium leaks, a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are on their way to the moon. NASA’s colossal Space Launch ...

CAPE CANAVERAL — Houston is flying astronauts back to the moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission launched four astronauts Wednesday at 5:35 p.m. Central time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ...

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. The public can follow the mission in real time using NASA's Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW). This ...