The astronauts on NASA's Artemis II moon mission are scheduled to land on Earth on Friday. But their re-entry is one of the riskiest parts of the mission, and the Orion spacecraft has known design flaws.

Orion will slam into Earth's atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, in what NASA expects to be the most demanding part of the Artemis II moon mission.

A ninth scientist with connections to America's space program and top secret research has gone missing or died under mysterious circumstances. On July 30,

Watching NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the Moon and make spaceflight history brought up a lot of emotions—but mostly, it gave me serious FOMO. Sadly, this Gizmodo science reporter won’t be leaving Earth anytime soon. But the crew’s incredible photos make me feel like I was along for the ride.

NASA has released the first of 10,000 photos from the Artemis II moon flyby, led by Earthset, a new version of 1968's Earthrise.

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman’s wife, Carroll, was 46 years old when she died of cancer. The nurse inspired the Artemis II crew to name a moon crater after her.

NASA has released an informative new video that answers two critical questions: How did the Artemis II astronauts on the Orion spacecraft use the toilet on their history-making trip around the moon? And what happens if there’s a technical glitch with their space bathroom?

The steaks are picked up by Natick Labs in Massachusetts, then shipped to Johnson Space Center in Texas before being launched into space.