Five seconds of free fall: Astronauts describe historic moon mission — and nail-biting return to Earth

The Artemis II crew, fresh off a bold and risky mission that captured the hearts of a nation in tumult, are set to take ...

Artemis II astronauts speak to CNN’s Erin Burnett about their mission and unbreakable bond

Erin Burnett talks to the crew of Artemis II in their first interview with CNN after their history making trip around the ...

‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space

The Artemis astronauts’ reflections echo a long described change that occurs when humans are given the chance to view Earth ...

Antimatter took to the road for the very first time. Here’s why it matters

Scientists successfully transported a minute quantity of antimatter for the first time, opening up new possibilities for the ...

The ‘oldest octopus’ in the world isn’t an octopus after all, scientists find

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to ...

‘And then we saw the little head.’ Scientists witness rare sperm whale birth

Few people have been lucky enough to see a whale birth, with the last one witnessed decades ago. Now, two major papers describe a 2023 birth captured by researchers.

Pooping and snacking: More on an astronaut’s daily life inside the tight Orion

The Artemis II mission around the moon is underway. Four CNN journalists cram inside a capsule-size van to show the ...

Behind-the-scenes secrets of NASA mission control

In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.