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NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after splashdown, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
April 11, 2026, 3:02 pm
‘A perfect mission’: NASA celebrates as Artemis II astronauts return to Earth
All four crewmembers capable of walking unassisted when they reach recovery ship after splashdown; space agency hopes to put boots on the lunar surface as soon as 2028
By AFP
In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA via AP)
April 11, 2026, 3:52 am
Artemis II safely splashes down in Pacific Ocean, concluding 10-day moon mission
Capsule carrying four astronauts parachutes into sea off Southern California, completing 694,392 mile-journey that took them deeper into space than anyone had traveled before
By Reuters
In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)
April 7, 2026, 7:13 pm
Artemis II crew takes historic photo of Earth setting behind moon
NASA’s newest moon mission channels Apollo 8’s iconic ‘Earthrise’ picture from 1968; White House calls it ‘Humanity, from the other side’
By AFP
The moon, as seen in the window of the Orion spacecraft, at the end of day 5 of the journey to the moon, on April 6, 2026. (Artemis II crew, via NASA via AP)
April 6, 2026, 11:37 pm
Artemis II astronauts reach farther from Earth than any humans in history
While looping around the moon, the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule surpass Apollo 13’s record, journeying over 250,000 miles away from home
By Marcia Dunn
Astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA/AP)
April 6, 2026, 10:20 am
Artemis II approaches historic lunar loop for first Moon flyby since 1972
NASA crew enters the Moon’s gravitational influence as team expected to break the record for the farthest distance from Earth
By Maggy DONALDSON
This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)
April 4, 2026, 6:15 am
Artemis II crew captures Earth’s blue beauty as they rocket to moon
NASA crew takes pictures of home through capsule window; by Friday afternoon, they were more than 110,000 miles from Earth, and are set to pass moon by Monday
By Marcia Dunn
NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
April 2, 2026, 3:33 am
NASA Artemis II astronauts blast off to moon, the first crewed lunar mission in decades
‘We have a beautiful moonrise, we’re headed right at it,’ says mission commander as rocket soars toward space, where the astronauts will travel 4,000 miles past moon before returning to Earth
By Marcia Dunn
NASA's Artermis II moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center hours ahead of a planned launch attempt, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP/Chris O'Meara)
April 1, 2026, 10:46 pm
Artemis II ready for launch as NASA set to make 1st trip around moon in over 50 years
With the rocket fueled and the crew prepped for takeoff, NASA’s ambitious moon mission looks to take 3 Americans and 1 Canadian further from Earth than any humans have ever been
By AFP
View of the partial lunar eclipse over the ancient ruins at Migdal  Tsedek in Rosh Haayin, September 7, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 8, 2025, 2:30 am
‘Blood moon’ rises in skies above Israel during total lunar eclipse
Israelis camp out with families and friends to catch a glimpse of phenomenon that was visible across Asia and swaths of Europe and Africa
By AFP and ToI Staff
This image provided by Firefly Aerospace on Feb. 26, 2025 shows Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander orbiting the moon. (Firefly Aerospace via AP)
March 2, 2025, 12:10 pm
Another small step: Private outfit successfully puts lander on moon, a first
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander touches down on lunar surface to carry out experiments for NASA; more landers from other companies expected in coming weeks
By Marcia Dunn
An Israeli analog astronaut in a simulated spacesuit exits the Mars habitat in the Ramon Crater in the Negev on October 31, 2021. (Amy Spiro)
January 30, 2025, 5:48 pm
After US pledges a Mars landing, Israeli deep space venture hitches wagon to Trump’s star
Creation-Space launches accelerator to invest in young startups tailoring tech solutions toward a sustainable human presence on the Red Planet and improving life on Earth
By Sharon Wrobel
This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission (William Anders/NASA via AP, File)
September 20, 2024, 10:17 am
Asteroid set to temporarily become Earth’s ‘second moon’
Tiny asteroid will be pulled in by gravity between Sep. 29 and Nov. 25, however will not be discernible via basic telescopes; celestial object expected to return only in 2055
By ToI Staff
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, on Friday, August 11, 2023. (Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)
August 20, 2023, 2:03 pm
Russian rover collides with Moon after botched landing
Luna-25 craft — first Russian vehicle to attempt Moon landing since 1976 — was meant to touch down Monday in race with Indian project
By AP
Takeshi Hakamada, center, founder and CEO of ispace, and his team staff gather for photo session after livestream of HAKUTO-R private lunar exploration program on screen at the lunar landing event Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
April 26, 2023, 9:24 am
‘High probability’ lander crashed on moon, Japanese space company says
More than 6 hours after losing communication, ispace speculates its spacecraft suffered same fate as Israel’s failed Beresheet landing in 2019
By Marcia Dunn
Bruce Brill examines barley in Jerusalem, Israel on March 22, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
April 5, 2023, 10:40 am
As Karaites undergo a resurgence, why is their Passover different from all others?
An ancient stream of Judaism whose members distrust rabbinical authority, Karaism is seen growing in popularity among skeptical Israelis
By Canaan Lidor
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