Artemis II

NASA releases 12,000 photos from historic Artemis II Moon mission

NASA has made public a vast digital archive of more than 12,000 photos taken during the historic Artemis II mission.

5 May, 03:17 PM

NASA brings Artemis II astronauts home as Orion ends landmark moon mission

NASA’s Orion spacecraft carrying the Artemis II crew splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after completing a 10-day mission around the moon, CNN reported on April 10.

11 April, 10:32 AM

Artemis II crew breaks distance record, proposes moon crater for commander’s late wife

NASA’s Artemis II crew broke a record for distance from Earth that had stood for more than 55 years, but the mission also delivered an emotional moment when the astronauts proposed naming a lunar crater after the late wife of commander Reid Wiseman.

7 April, 05:04 PM

Artemis II astronauts release moon photo showing rare view of the far side

Artemis II astronauts released new photos of the moon on April 6, including views of the near side and a small part of the far side, NASA said.

7 April, 02:19 PM

Artemis II crew to witness rare 53-minute total solar eclipse from beyond the Moon

The Artemis II crew will witness one of the rarest astronomical phenomena — a total solar eclipse beyond the Moon — on April 6, NASA’s head of science flights Kelsey Young announced.

6 April, 12:05 PM

Artemis crew snaps fresh photo of Earth

For the first time since the Apollo Program wound down over five decades ago, a human took a photo of Earth from a distance long enough to fit the entire globe in the frame.

4 April, 03:18 AM

Artemis II lifts off, sending first crewed Moon mission in decades

NASA has launched Artemis II on a historic crewed mission to the Moon, marking humanity’s return to deep space exploration more than 50 years after Apollo 17.

2 April, 09:14 AM

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