NASA’s plans to launch astronauts to the moon in early 2026. The Artemis II mission is expected to carry a crew around the ...

For the first time since the Apollo programme, NASA astronauts are set to travel around the Moon on a crewed mission. The ...

NASA is edging toward a milestone it has not attempted in more than half a century: sending astronauts around the moon on a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck (right) presents Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, director of ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronau ...

NASA, with the urging of many politicians, has been racing to get astronauts back to the moon — before the Chinese land taikonauts on the lunar surface. But what’s the rush to return to a place the ...

NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were ...

CHICAGO -- James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...

Paul Van Hoeydonck originally wanted the statuette to celebrate "humanity rising into space." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...