This ‘NOVA’ presentation examines the risks, accomplishments and geopolitical pressures involved in NASA’s recent lunar flyby mission.

After the safe return of four astronauts from a historic flyby of the moon last week, NASA is shifting ​focus to its next challenge: putting competing lunar landers from Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin through a series of rigorous tests ahead of future crewed landings.

The success of Artemis II, including Friday's splashdown, brought new excitement to space exploration. Is this a good use of taxpayer money? Can the U.S. beat China's 2030 target for the next lunar landing?

CNN’s Tom Foreman reports on The Lead.

The diverse Artemis II crew, including the first Black astronaut to orbit the moon, inspires a new generation of youth.

Meteorite strikes spotted on the moon by the Artemis II crew will help scientists assess dangers to future moon bases, infrastructure, and astronauts.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission wowed the world enough to earn a space spoof skit on Saturday Night Live one day after a perfect splashdown. Watch how it went.

The astronauts snapped thousands of photos during their historic pass around the moon, shot video and recorded their personal observations to give researchers insights based on the color sensitivity of the human eye.