IM‑2 launch and the upcoming Lunar Trailblazer will land on the moon to look for water and lay the groundwork for future crewed expeditions on the Moon.

It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface.

Half a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus.

After several delays, NASA is planning to launch its Artemis moon rocket in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

NASA is counting down to this week's planned liftoff of its new moon rocket after an evaluation of hurricane damage.

NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast.

NASA's moon rocket is safely back inside its hangar as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida, its launch now unlikely before mid-November.

NASA's new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks in a test ahead of a possible launch attempt next week.

The Artemis I Mission is scheduled to launch Monday morning, and leaders from NASA and their partners on Friday discussed the steps being taken to advance human exploration.

Ahead of Monday’s Artemis I mission rocket launch, NASA has provided a list of “the ultimate personal tour guide” tips for those planning to watch the historic launch.

NASA's new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top.

NASA's new moon rocket has arrived at the launch pad for its first test flight.

The flight debut of NASA's mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests.

NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has been thwarted by a hazardous hydrogen leak.

NASA’s dress rehearsal for its mega moon rocket has been postponed twice now by technical problems that stalled a fueling test.

NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket.

Moonwalkers of the Artemis generation are going to need some new gear and very soon if NASA plans to achieve its goal.

This time, the U.S. plans to stay on the moon with a sustainable presence with the help of international and commercial partners.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting and littering. The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. Founding members include the U.S., Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The coalition can say, “Look, you’re in this program with the rest of us, but you’re not playing by the same rules,” Bridenstine said. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

NASA has dubbed this path back to the moon Artemis, after Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology. NASA is calling this the Artemis program in honor of Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology, the goddess of the Moon. Other factors of the design represent the Earth, the moon and our trajectory from the moon to Mars. Currently, the focus is on the moon, but NASA sees these concepts as workable for a Mars mission, as well. Astronauts will launch on Artemis 2, and the first woman and next man to walk on the moon will launch on Artemis 3.