NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are back on Earth undergoing medical evaluations after completing a 10-day deep space mission. The crew is now at Johnson Space Center in Houston as NASA reviews

Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA’s lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel.

Just before Artemis II began its historic slingshot around the moon, Jared Isaacman, the recently confirmed NASA administrator, made a flurry of announcements from the agency’s headquarters in Washington,

Astronauts aboard Artemis II have returned safely after a record-breaking trip around the Moon, proving NASA’s next-generation spacecraft is ready for deep space. The mission marks a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface—and eventually heading to Mars.

NASA's Artemis II crew launched on the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, sending four astronauts around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.

NASA races to build a $20 billion lunar base as China and Russia advance moon ambitions, with experts warning China holds the advantage in space.

This marks the first time NASA has allowed each crew member to fly with a personal iPhone for documentation purposes, moving beyond previous limited or unofficial uses of smartphones in space.

The four Artemis II astronauts struggled to describe the view and overall experience of flying around the moon's far side and witnessing a solar eclipse in deep space.