Viral claims about fake footage and AI manipulation spread online as NASA's Artemis II Moon fly-by draws global attention and misinformation. The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts

NASA says a white area spotted on the spacecraft matches test results, countering online doubts about reentry.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch, NASA astronaut and Artemis II C

Watch Artemis II’s historic lunar flyby live online, with start time, free streaming options, paid platform details, and mission context

Now that the Artemis II astronauts are safely home from their moon mission, NASA is investigating how well its spacecraft's heat shield protected the crew during their return.

How did NASA’s Space Launch System rocket perform? Nearly perfectly. Was the Orion spacecraft up to the job of flying to the Moon and back? Absolutely. Will engineers need to make any changes before the next Artemis mission?