The four astronauts who charted a course to the moon and back earlier in April are preparing to meet with a president who has lauded the spacefarers as "modern-day pioneers." The word "pioneer" is one ...

Artemis II flew four astronauts around the moon. Now, NASA must land humans on its surface, build a moon base and stay ahead of an up-and-coming space rival. The work is already underway. "We can ...

Artemis II is nearing its end, but NASA's moon missions are only just beginning. Here's what next, including that highly-anticipated lunar landing.

NASA says it's confident that new spacesuits will be ready for a moon landing in 2028, even though a new report raises the possibility of a multiyear delay.

NASA has revised its Artemis program schedule, moving the first crewed lunar landing to Artemis IV in early 2028 and reclassifying Artemis III (mid-2027) as a low-Earth orbit test flight to build ...

The Moon, backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, is photographed by NASA's Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II mission. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. As each ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Artist’s concept of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, which ...

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir (right) speaks with John Trentini, NASA flight surgeon, after exiting the 711th Human Performance Wing’s centrifuge on June 20, 2025, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

NASA has postponed the Artemis III mission to late 2027 and redefined it from a crewed lunar landing to an Earth orbit test of commercial lunar landers. The shift reflects delays in SpaceX’s Starship ...

NASA’s Orion module splashed into the Pacific Ocean just after 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday, safely delivering the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission from their record-setting journey around the ...