The Artemis II crew made history Monday, reaching the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth. NASA and its commercial partners aim to also pioneer a new space economy through the Artemis missions.

NASA's Artemis II mission completes a critical engine burn, propelling the Orion spacecraft and its four-person crew out of Earth orbit toward the moon.

Deep space travel is often sold as humanity’s escape hatch, a bold path to new worlds once Earth becomes too unstable or too small. The reality is that our bodies and minds are tuned to one planet, one gravity, one sky, and everything beyond that narrow ...

CNN — Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating freedom offered by a lack of gravity also presents a number of limits when it comes to the human body and mind. Short trips to ...

The mission faced engineering and human health challenges. Overcoming these obstacles in deep space was the whole point.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Dr. Aleksandra Stankovic, director of the Center for Space Medicine Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, about the impact of space travel on the human body.

The Artemis II mission to the Moon is the first crewed journey to deep space since 1972, and the photos are stunning.

As the Artemis II crew rockets back toward Earth after a record-setting journey around the moon, a small gray box aboard the capsule is quietly making history. Inside is technology built by a Boston startup that has just crossed milestones of its own.