NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send astronauts around the moon, paving the way for future lunar landings. See how it compares to Apollo 8.

Nearly 60 years ago, three Americans made history as the first humans to ever break free of Earth's orbit on their way toward the moon. And when they passed behind the moon to the side Earth never sees, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell (who ...

Monday, April 6, was Flight Day 6 for the Artemis 2 mission. In many ways it was the mission's climax, containing the lunar flyby, the closest approach to the Moon, and the literal turning point as the crew is now headed back to Earth.

Fifty-seven years ago, three American astronauts set forth on one of the most audacious and inspiring journeys in human history. In late December 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders launched to the moon aboard Apollo 8 ...

During Apollo 8 in 1968, astronaut Jim Lovell bestowed his wife’s name upon a prominent lunar peak: Mount Marilyn. It was humanity’s first trip to the moon and she anxiously awaited his return back home in Houston.

The four astronauts' lunar flyby captures the American imagination just when we need it most.