Returning a spacecraft back to Earth is one of the most delicate and tense operations of the entire mission

The splashdown took place in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego at 8.07pm EDT

It's the first astronaut mission to the Moon since 1972.

As Orion passed behind the Moon, contact with Earth was lost.

The team are over halfway through their journey

Although the mission seems to be going according to plan at present, the team have had some issues with the toilet system

It may be possible to live on the Moon one day...

The milestone space mission had its share of mishaps

Artemis II successfully launched on Wednesday

The milestone mission is just one component of NASA's Moon to Mars initiative and brings mankind one step closer to the red planet.

There's no need to worry just yet...

Four astronauts will make history as they travel farther than anybody else during the Artemis II mission

Stargazers can expect a trio of surprises as tonight's Moon shines bright

The 'moon' went undetected for decades

The plans could see interconnected 'cities' on the Moon

The ground-breaking Artemis mission takes place early next year

An innovative Moon satellite mission went wrong for a surprisingly basic reason...

It's easy to see why the awe-inspiring footage has gone viral

A minimoon is generally a small asteroid or rock that gets temporarily captured by Earth's gravity

As celebrations gear up to mark the 56th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, conspiracy theories are raging once again

Scientists have done simulations to show what issues could arise thanks to one asteroid

The 'city destroying' asteroid could hit the Moon in the year 2032

The late Ingo Swann claimed to have seen an alien civilization and asked an agent whether the US had made contact with aliens

The US and China have very different 'strategies', according to the expert