NASA is preparing to launch Artemis II, a landmark mission that will send four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century—marking a major step in the agency’s long‑term ...

The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon .

As of 9 a.m. ET on Friday, April 3, the Artemis II crew is almost 84,000 miles away from Earth, and hurtling through space at 4,417 mph towards the moon, according to NASA's Artemis II tracker.