The Artemis II mission aboard the Orion capsule with the Integrity crew aboard have left the moon's sphere of influence and are now speeding back under Earth's gravitational force on Flight Day 8 of 10.

The Artemis II astronauts are on their way back to Earth, nearing 209,100 miles away. Track their journey as they prepare for a Pacific Ocean landing.

NASA is launching four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the moon, the first attempt to send humans beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The crew will fly by the far side of the moon before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.

The four-person crew of the Artemis II spacecraft is set to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday, but NASA is closely monitoring the impending thunderstorm forecast to

The USS John P. Murtha prepares to recover the historic Artemis II astronauts after their spacecraft splashes down near San Diego, a Navy-NASA collaboration.

The Artemis II moon flyby may be over, but the hunt for scientific treasures in the trove of data collected is just starting.