The Artemis II mission launches this week as a first step toward returning to the moon and reaching Mars. Materials scientist Debbie Senesky explains the material tech that makes these missions possible.

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch Wednesday, sending four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon and back to Earth. While the mission will not include a landing, it marks a major step forward in returning humans to deep space.

The spacecraft can accommodate four astronauts—one more than Apollo—and offers greater internal volume, allowing for extended missions.

Helping the astronauts of Artemis II speak to the folks on Earth is the Deep Space Network, operated out of Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Rocket Lab, Intuitive Machines and AST SpaceMobile rose premarket on Wednesday ahead of NASA’s first crewed deep-space mission since 1972. ・Artemis II is targeting liftoff no earlier than 6.24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center.

Elim Garak, it could be argued, is one of the most interesting characters on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and that's saying something. Garak was first introduced in the show's second episode, "Past Prologue" (January 10,

To celebrate NASA’s planned launch of Artemis II – the first crewed test flight on the agency’s journey toward a long‑term lunar presence – Krispy Kreme® is debuting a limited‑edition Artemis II Doughnut, launching just in time for this historic moment in space exploration.

Born in 1976 in London, Ontario, Jeremy Hansen cannot remember a time when he did not dream of being an astronaut. And now, as member of the crew of Artemis 2, he will see the far side of the Moon as they loop around it.