Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nasa officials are ensuring “they don’t take their eye off the ball” as astronauts near their return to Earth after travelling deeper into space than anyone before. The Artemis II ...

The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.

The conditions for the Artemis II spacecraft's return to Earth have to be as precise as possible, and NASA's meteorologists are relying on the West Coast's reliably perfect weather to welcome Orion home.

When is the Artemis II splashdown in California? Orion capsule is set to splash down about 8:07 pm ET Friday, April 10, 2026, possibly near San Diego.

NASA's Artemis 2 crew captured these amazing views of the Earth moon and a solar eclipse during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Credit: NASA | edited by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta]( / spaleta_spac

NASA spokesperson Lauren Low told PolitiFact that one of the reasons Earth appears duller is because the new photo was taken at night, with only moonlight lighting the planet. The 1972 photo was taken in direct sunlight. The two images were also processed differently, she said.