Josh Frigerio

After its historic 10-day flight to the moon, Artemis II astronauts splashed down off the coast of California on Friday night.

President Donald Trump congratulated the Artemis II crew on their successful – and historic – mission to the moon and back. Artemis II splashed down Friday night, April 10, off the coast of California, after a 10-day journey that took them more than 250,000 miles into space to the far side of the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans in history.

Artemis II, its crew, and the Orion spacecraft are expected to splashdown Friday night, April 10, in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego, California, marking the end of their historic 10-day flight to the moon and back. 

The start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is less than two months away, and Colorado State University has released its first forecast for the upcoming season.

A Florida 14-year-old is potentially facing charges after surveillance video showed him picking up a baby alligator by its tail and swinging it around his head, and kicking dirt onto it, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

NASA has started to release some of the first photos from Artemis II's historic space flight around the moon.

The Artemis II astronauts received a special surprise message from the late Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell.

When does Artemis II return from its 10-day mission to the moon, and where will the crew land?

Astronauts are expected to hit a major milestone in the Artemis II mission with a historic flyby of the moon on Monday afternoon.