Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport, say astronomer royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith ...

Nasa confirms ‘textbook splashdown’ at 5.07pm PT; Reid Wiseman, the Artemis II commander, reports ‘four green crew members’ ...

Four astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission ...

Plans to return humans to the moon will come in later mission as agency grapples with delays and glitches ...

The first lunar mission since 1972 is about to lift off. It may not be as groundbreaking as the Apollo flights, but don’t write off the fascination the moon still exerts, says Guardian writer Paul Owe ...

Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport, say astronomer royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith ...

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The new moon will be particularly beautiful – at just 2.6 days old, only about 7.5% of its visible surface will be illuminated ...

The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego with all four astronauts in good health ...

US space agency says it is working towards new date after February launch delayed by technical difficulties ...

I’ve nothing against astronauts or scientific innovation. But what’s the point of Artemis II, asks Zoe Williams ...