The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.

NASA has released an official playlist curated by astronauts for the Artemis II mission, offering a glimpse into the music that will accompany the crew on their journey around the Moon.

Over seven hours, the astronauts took thousands of photos that will help inform scientists’ understanding of the moon. The first ones have now been released.

The fireball was first spotted over the Atlantic Ocean before heading southwest at 30,000 miles per hour.

Congress had rejected the steep cuts proposed by the Trump administration, including a nearly 25% reduction in the agency’s overall budget and nearly 50% to science. The agency ended up with funding close to its 2025 level.

When the crew of the Artemis II mission to the moon splash lands off the coast Friday, it won’t be San Diego’s first moment in the NASA spotlight. It won’t even be the first time a spacecraft has splashed down in the same general location.

Four astronauts traveling back from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission will speak with reporters in their first press conference from

NASA has determined that trapped gases inside the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield caused unexpected damage during the uncrewed Artemis I mission, and the agency now says it can fly astronauts safely on Artemis II by changing how the capsule re-enters Earth’s atmosphere.