The windows on the Orion spacecraft are already dirty. The four astronauts aboard Artemis II spend so much time pressing their faces against the glass to stare back at their home planet that mission commander Reid Wiseman actually radioed Houston to ask for window-cleaning procedures.

There’s something about viewing Earth from space — the shift in perspective has for decades moved us emotionally, scientifically, and philosophically. The iconic Earthrise image of our planet rising above the lunar horizon, taken in 1968 by astronauts ...

Part of Artemis II's mission includes collecting samples of ice from the moon that will be compared to Earth’s oceans.

Observers were left confused by NASA's statement that the Artemis II crew are the first humans to see the far side of the moon.

April 6 is the day the astronauts on the Artemis 2 moon mission will conduct the lunar flyby. For about six hours, they will take photos and video of the far side of the moon. Today, Monday, April 6,