The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are now closer to the moon than they are to Earth, the first time humans have even approached the moon for more than half a century. This mission paves the way for a moon landing as early as 2028.

NASA's Artemis Program seeks to place American boots close to the moon's south pole.

It has been 50 years since humans last walked the lunar surface, and NASA’s efforts to get back there will take place in stages.

Excited for the first human moon mission in more than 50 years? Here's everything to know about how you can watch the Artemis II launch.

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese spacecraft startup ispace said on Friday it will further delay a U.S. government-sponsored lunar mission to 2030 and cut its global workforce, in a strategic shift after two failed lunar landings.

As the Artemis II launch window opens, NASA is looking beyond this fly-around mission to the moon’s south pole, where water ice, ancient terrain and extreme conditions could shape the future of human exploration.

NASA will host a public event outlining plans to return astronauts to the moon and build a lunar base under President Donald Trump's space policy.

NASA now believes there could be hundreds of billions of gallons of water on the moon. According to one theory a collision 4.5 billion years ago between the early Earth and a Mars-sized planet called Theia spun off the Moon and deposited large amounts of water. That is likely have been topped up by water-bearing asteroids and meteors.

Four U.S. companies are targeting lunar landings in 2026, including Astrobotic, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines. The missions are part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. The landings will lay the groundwork for ...

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