The four astronauts spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up ​the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in a "fireball", during their first press conference from space.

The crew of Artemis II is once again in the pull of Earth's gravity on Wednesday as their capsule speeds at 2,000 miles an hour toward a splashdown off Southern California. Mark Strassmann has the latest from mission control in Houston and Rob Marciano tracks the weather ahead of their return.

NASA officials provide the latest on the Artemis II mission from Johnson Space Center. Following a historic lunar flyby and record distance from Earth, the crew of four is testing radiation shielding and manual piloting for Friday’s splashdown.

After decades of planning, NASA’s Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot The Artemis-enabled Stellar Imager (AeSI) will use an array of mirrors mounted on rovers to take high-resolution photos of faraway stars at every stage of their life cycle.

By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang covered the launch of Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and its lunar flyby from Johnson Space Center in Houston. A day after passing over the far side of the moon,

Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon's curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Orientale basin is perched on the edge of the visible lunar surface.

NASA’s four Artemis astronauts swung behind the moon and are headed home, in a journey that shattered space travel distance records and brought people the closest they’ve been to the lunar surface in more than 50 years.

NASA on Tuesday released new, stunning photos taken by the Artemis II crew that show the far side of the moon and an eclipse in space. CBS News space consultant William Harwood has more.