Dr. Marvel was, until recently, a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world taken from space.

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.

Christina Koch made history this week, becoming the first woman to travel around the moon. The NASA astronaut’s lunar flyby wasn’t her first groundbreaking moment: Koch also holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman and took part in the first all-female spacewalk.

Our breakdown of 7 hidden science lessons in the stunning photo taken by an astronaut on the Artemis II mission.

The Artemis II crew captured images of the moon's far side, a historic first. But why is it that we only ever side on side of the moon from Earth?

Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound.