The Artemis II mission will not only test the Orion spacecraft, but it will also evaluate how modern deep-space travel affects the human body.

Deep space travel is often sold as humanity’s escape hatch, a bold path to new worlds once Earth becomes too unstable or too small. The reality is that our bodies and minds are tuned to one planet, one gravity, one sky, and everything beyond that narrow ...

CNN — Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating freedom offered by a lack of gravity also presents a number of limits when it comes to the human body and mind. Short trips to ...

NASA's Artemis II crew prepares for a historic lunar flyby aboard the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket, traveling farther into space than any humans since Apollo.

NASA Artemis II launch live updates: NASA has officially begun the final countdown for the Artemis II mission, with liftoff scheduled for tonight. If all goes as planned, this will be the first time humans travel towards the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission, ending a gap of more than 50 years.

Video. Artemis II astronauts shared their first impressions from space, describing stunning views of Earth and the Moon as they continue their historic mission beyond orbit, marking humanity’s return to deep space travel after more than 50 years.

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Humanity’s plans for deep-space exploration hinge on the ability to use basic resources, such as water, to propel rockets to farther destinations in the solar system. Despite decades of experimentation, engineers are yet to power a spacecraft using a ...