The dark side of the moon just got a little bit less mysterious. Artemis II astronauts on their 10-day mission to travel farther away from Earth than anybody has ever before got to see a ...

(NEXSTAR) – With Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon capturing the nation’s attention, some may be wondering why the far side of the moon remains hidden from view – even as it rotates. Also ...

CLEVELAND — As the historic NASA spacecraft Artemis II rocketed across the dark vastness outside the Earth’s pull of gravity and stepped into the neighborhood of the moon, a sense of excitement ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA’s Artemis II mission is approaching one of its most significant ...

The Artemis II mission will be the first time humans see certain parts of the moon's far side with their own eyes. This 10-day mission is a crewed test flight and will not land on the lunar surface.

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Artemis II NASA astronaut Victor Glover greets family members before boarding the astronaut van for the drive to launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1, 2026.

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And now for the dangerous part. Artemis II is officially flying to the moon after firing its thrusters and leaving Earth’s orbit at 7:49 p.m. — beginning an epic four-day journey that will take the ...

The Artemis II astronauts broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday, firing their main engine for nearly six minutes to boost the ship's velocity to 24,500 mph, the speed required to ...