For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts are again training to fly around the moon, not as a distant dream but as a concrete mission with hardware on the pad and dates on the calendar.

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic Apollo era ended.

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the lunar surface

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a towering new rocket that is now assembled and undergoing final checks in Florida.

Whether Artemis ultimately fulfills its promise of sustained lunar exploration, or is reshaped by politics, budgets and competition with China, the program's first crewed flight around the moon will mark a definitive turning point. In 2026, humanity isn't just planning to return to lunar space — it's actually going.

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 more women than men in an incoming astronaut class.

(TNS) — Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to moon. Teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space ...

After a fairly eventful mission to the Moon's surface, Charles Duke left several items on the Moon, and a message to whoever might find them in the future.

Chinese astronauts, known as taikonauts, were sent into a large limestone cave system in a remote area of China.