#Artemis II

NASA released an image from the Artemis II crew’s visit to Washington showing 'Rise,' the mission’s zero-gravity indicator, as the astronauts met with congressional staff after their April lunar flight.

A newly processed sequence from NASA’s Artemis II image archive reveals lightning, aurora and apparent satellites in the iconic Earth view captured from Orion.

During Artemis II, NASA used an optical communications payload on Orion to send high-definition video, data, and voice over laser links, marking a first for a crewed mission at lunar distance.

NASA detailed the compact flywheel exercise device used on Artemis II, highlighting how crew health in deep space depends on tightly engineered hardware that fits inside a crowded spacecraft and works without drawing pow

Videos from volunteer skywatchers helped scientists compare lunar impact flashes seen from Earth with observations made during Artemis II, and NASA says the project is only beginning.

NASA says Artemis II carried the first laser communications system used on a crewed deep-space mission, transferring more than 450 gigabytes of data from lunar vicinity during the roughly 10-day flight.

NASA’s Artemis II crew set a new record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth, surpassing the mark held since Apollo 13. The mission’s trajectory and the Moon’s shifting distance from Earth explain why the new

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield says Artemis II could shape careers, ambitions, and public imagination for years to come, arguing that the mission’s deepest value may be cultural and generational rather than immediate.

NASA shared iPhone footage from Artemis II showing Earth’s reflected light illuminating the Orion cabin during the mission’s second day.

NASA released an Earth Day image captured by Artemis II astronauts showing the line between night and day on Earth.

NASA is linking the iconic 1968 Earthrise image to newly released Artemis II photography as it highlights the evolution of Earth observation technology and its role in monitoring the planet.

Following Artemis II’s successful splashdown, NASA engineers have started analyzing data from Orion, SLS, and related systems to inform future missions.

NASA has launched a $25,000 challenge inviting researchers to develop methods for analyzing Artemis II human research data, using a uniquely small but historically important deep-space dataset from the mission’s four-ast

After splashing down off California, the Artemis II crew returned to Houston as NASA begins folding lessons from the first crewed mission in the program into future lunar plans.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are back on Earth after a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back, completing the first crewed deep-space lunar mission of the Artemis era and setting a new distance record for humans.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon, setting a new record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth.

NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific after nearly 10 days around the Moon, closing the agency's first crewed lunar test mission in more than half a century.

A newly shared Artemis II image of Earth sinking behind the Moon’s limb has become a powerful symbol of humanity’s return to deep space and a reminder of how disorienting lunar-distance travel can be.

NASA’s Artemis II mission ended with a safe Pacific splashdown after a 10-day, 685,000-mile journey around the Moon, marking the successful close of humanity’s first crewed lunar voyage since Apollo-era missions.

NASA’s Artemis II mission ended with a successful splashdown, marking the first return of astronauts from the moon since the Apollo era and Orion’s first crewed deep-space landing.