The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.

With the Artemis II launch, NASA reignited its long-dormant ambitions for crewed lunar exploration.

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

The crew, three Americans and a Canadian, are the first humans to travel to the moon in more than 50 years. They will not land on the surface, but the mission will pave the way for future visits.

The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (if it works).

After orbiting Earth, the Orion capsule will carry the astronauts to the moon and arrive by Monday night.

The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Here’s how to see it at sites in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.