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"There's no home without you, buddy."

Photographers at the Press Site capture the launch of the Artemis 2 mission at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026. Photo: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.

A three-man one-woman crew blasted off on a voyage to the moon Wednesday, riding atop the world’s most powerful operational rocket as it roared away on a trail-blazing flight to help pave the way for upcoming lunar landings and an American moon base.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the star-forming region W51, resulting in stunning new images.

NASA's Artemis 2 has launched on a history-making journey around the moon and back, and the moment was captured from space.

You can follow the Artemis 2 astronaut mission around the moon in real time, thanks to a NASA website.

‘Extreme but not exotic,’ – a glimpse at Comet 3I/ATLAS through the eyes of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice).

The launch of NASA's historic Artemis 2 mission looks incredible in these stunning launch photos.

"we have a beautiful moon rise, we're headed right at it."

Artemis 2 is gearing up for a critical engine burn this evening (April 2), which will send the mission's four astronauts on a looping journey around the moon.

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Artemis II launched on 2 April at 00:35 CEST, (18:35 local time on 1 April), sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, which powers, propels and sustains the Orion spacecraft and its crew on their journey around the Moon and safely back to Earth.

It wasn't their No. 1 problem, but it was a problem for going number one.

That's one small sip of Manischewitz…

At 00:35 CEST today (18:35 local time on 1 April), NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on Artemis II. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, which powers, propels and sustains the Orion spacecraft and its crew on their journey around the Moon and safely back to Earth.

NASA launched its Artemis 2 mission today (April 1), sending astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has departed Earth, as humans return to cis-lunar space after more than 50 years.

It started with an Instagram message, and ended on the silver screen.

Venus and Jupiter dominate April's evening sky, while Mercury, Mars and Saturn linger in the dawn — here's how and when to spot them all.

The universe is home to an astonishing variety of galaxies, from small dwarf galaxies to colossal spirals. Among the known galaxies, Alcyoneus currently holds the distinction of being the largest known galaxy by physical size.

Here's what's on the experiment roster for the Artemis 2 moon mission.

Here's where you need to be to see the Artemis 2 moon rocket launch with your own eyes.