NASA’s Artemis II astronauts reached Earth orbit and will test Orion systems before firing toward the moon on a multi‑day mission.

NASA announced a series of plans regarding lunar exploration on Tuesday, including that the previously-planned Gateway Space Station is being paused to support a base on the moon's surface.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts — three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — stand out even in an astronaut corps full of super achievers.

For the short Artemis II mission, the risk is managed and comparable to about a month on the ISS, but it becomes more significant for longer stays or surface missions. NASA uses real-time monitoring, radiation sensors, and is testing shielding technologies (like vests or storm shelters) to keep crews safe while mankind explore further.

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

Space agency is targeting Wednesday for the historic journey-its first to the moon in more than half a century.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back. The rocket lifted off Wednesday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT. The spectacular launch marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago.

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency "intends to pause" its Gateway project that would have created a space station in orbit around the moon, instead shifting focus toward "building a lunar base.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said a U.S.-flagged moon base is necessary to establish a lasting presence in space.

The International Space Station is nearing retirement, and the fight over what happens next has shifted from technical planning to political theater. Lawmakers are pressing NASA to justify whether it should spend billions to deliberately burn up the ...

NASA is set to launch four astronauts ⁠as ⁠soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight ⁠around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning ​humans to the lunar surface before China's first crewed landing.