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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Artemis II astronauts have faced down numerous dangers on their historic moon mission — including white-knuckling through liftoff on April 1 as their rocket burned through millions of gallons of fuel and braving perilous fields of radiation en route to the moon. But perhaps the most daunting milestone

By Deblina Chakraborty, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Before four Artemis II astronauts strapped into their Orion capsule to soar toward the moon, a tiny bit of each of them was already on board. Incubated in a small triangular container stowed on the spacecraft just before launch were four USB-size “avatars,” which rode along with

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Climate change is pushing two iconic Antarctic species toward the brink of extinction — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, a new assessment finds. The new listings, published Wednesday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, cite factors such as warming ocean waters, melting sea

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ opinion of space exploration is pretty high. In an Ipsos poll conducted last week just after the launch of Artemis II, US adults say, 62% to 34%, that the benefits of NASA sending people into space are worth the costs, with nearly identical levels of support among both

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — As the Artemis II astronauts hurtled around the moon during their historic flyby, basking in unprecedented views of the illuminated lunar far side, pilot Victor Glover described the visuals as “sci-fi.” “You can actually see a majority of the moon,” he gushed as the crew watched meteors strike the

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The traditional six-sided die has been around since the Bronze Age, with the earliest known pieces from approximately 3000 BC uncovered in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. Now, a new study has found evidence that Native Americans were likely using dice for gaming and gambling more than 6,000 years

CNN By Ashley Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — After months of anticipation, the monumental 10-day Artemis II mission, which sent four astronauts on a record-breaking flyby of the moon, has concluded. It’s a “mission well accomplished,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman just after splashdown. The Orion spacecraft, carrying NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor

By Jacopo Prisco, Ashley Strickland, Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Orion spacecraft may only be the size of two minivans on the inside — but for the Artemis II astronauts, the capsule taking them to the vicinity of the moon has already proved to be larger than life. As the backdrop of many unforgettable

By Jacopo Prisco, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — It was a moment for the history books: The Artemis II mission performed its much anticipated lunar flyby yesterday, and came within just 4,067 miles of the moon. While soaring aboard their Orion capsule beyond the far side of the moon, the crew also reached an estimated

CNN, NASA, NASA VIA YOUTUBE By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — The Artemis II mission is now headed back toward Earth, with four astronauts having soared around the far side of the moon on an unprecedented path that reached deeper into space than any human has traveled before. The journey —

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The highly anticipated lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission will take four astronauts on a pioneering survey of the moon Monday, including the rarely glimpsed lunar far side, which always faces away from Earth. The crew, including NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space

CNN, NASA, ESA By Ashley Strickland (CNN) – The Artemis II mission has broken the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth, which was set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. The Apollo record was 248,655 statute miles from Earth. Artemis II surpassed that marker at 1:56 p.m. ET. Artemis II

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Drought is spreading fast in Colorado and major cities are declaring their earliest water restrictions in history, urging residents to cut back on the thirstiest water user: the classic American lawn. The state is now nearly half-covered by extreme drought conditions — even though there was essentially no extreme

KCNC, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Drought is spreading fast in Colorado and major cities are declaring their earliest water restrictions in history, urging residents to cut back on the thirstiest water user: the classic American lawn. The state is now nearly half-covered by extreme drought conditions —

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — As four astronauts soar deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, a quarter million miles away, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing the budget of the space agency that sent them there. The proposal, released Friday, includes a request to give a billion-dollar boost

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Dinosaurs have been fearsome and fascinating — but tragic? Those prehistoric creatures who met their end around 65 million years ago are currently being memorialized online by dino-heads who mourn their mass extinction. Fans chop up animated footage of dinosaur hatchlings or long-necked herbivores in courtship (mostly taken from

CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission currently hurtling through space have had a largely quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight issues have cropped up that could disrupt their peace of mind. Except, that is, for the toilet. The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule

CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission currently hurtling through space have had a largely quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight issues have cropped up that could disrupt their peace of mind. Except, that is, for the toilet. The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission currently hurtling through space have had a largely quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight issues have cropped up that could disrupt their peace of mind. Except, that is, for the toilet. The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule experienced