Four astronauts and their Orion space capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, bringing the first crewed trip around the moon and back since 1972 to a successful end. “What a journey!” ...

Friday is the last day of the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon and back, and it's a jam-packed schedule for the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft as they prepare to reenter Earth's atmosphere ...

UPDATE for 9 p.m. ET: NASA's Orion spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth to return its Artemis 2 astronauts to Earth. See video and photos of the Artemis 2 splashdown in our wrap story. NASA's ...

In San Diego and Downey, space enthusiasts packed watch party rooms to see the Artemis II astronauts return to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Robert Ferguson ...

After 10 days in space, a journey around the Moon, and a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the Artemis II crew took their first steps back toward Earth on Friday night — one by one, lifted into the sky ...

As millions of people held their breath, the four Artemis II astronauts flawlessly splashed down back to Earth in the Orion capsule, ending their history-making 10-day mission to the moon and back.