The four Artemis II astronauts made history earlier this week by breaking the record for the farthest distance any human has traveled in space during their 10-day lunar mission. While venturing beyond where Apollo crews went, the Artemis team is continuing several Apollo-era traditions – including being woken up by music.

At 6:24 p.m. ET on Wednesday, four astronauts are set to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, embarking on a 10-day journey that will take them around Earth and the moon.

Japanese space startup ispace has delayed a US government-sponsored lunar mission to 2030 and announced workforce reductions as it restructures after a series of setbacks in its Moon exploration program.

On Friday, new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed a significant revision of the agency's Artemis moon program, admitting that the goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2028 was unrealistic without an additional preparatory mission to set the stage.

The private Athena lunar lander is now on its way to the moon after a successful launch.

Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon.

Axiom Space and luxury fashion brand Prada have revealed their collaboration on advanced spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III program, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface.

China's lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon's unexplored far side, News.Az reports citing BBC.

The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history, News.Az reports citing Reuters.