Commentary: In 1968, the crew read an origin story. In 2026, the crew used the name of a loved one to mark the moon. Both gestures captured hearts.

Nearly 60 years ago, three Americans made history as the first humans to ever break free of Earth's orbit on their way toward the moon. And when they passed behind the moon to the side Earth never sees, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell (who ...

The Artemis II mission, set to take off as early as Wednesday, and fly around the moon, is just the latest chapter in a long series of lunar exploratory space missions deployed by NASA over the last six decades. The Artemis II mission most similarly ...

Millions in the streets. An unpopular war. Violence. And in the middle of all that: a moonshot. The parallels between today and 1968 are eerie. Nearly 60 years ago, civil rights marches and anti-Vietnam-war rallies burst across the country.

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman captured the moment the crew lost sight of Earth as they passed around the dark side of the moon.

Artemis II Mission Commander Reid Wiseman captured stunning footage of the Earth setting behind the Moon.