The first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years could be launched by Nasa as soon as the first week of February

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said ending the mission a little early is in the best interest of Crew-11. The astronauts — Commander Zena Cardman, pilot Mike Fincke, Japan’s Kimya Yui, and Russia’s Oleg Platonov — will ride SpaceX 's Dragon Endeavour capsule back to Earth within days.

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean as they return early from the International Space Station due to a crew member’s medical issue.

NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission.

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic Apollo era ended.

"Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11's mission."

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know that life on our planet is no cosmic one-off. We would have reason to believe that it has emerged on many of the hundreds of billions of planets that exist in our galaxy alone.

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope "detected none of the high-energy gamma-ray light" from a nearby supernova. NASA explains. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

This spacesuit has been used by NASA for more than 40 years. Explore its inner workings and functionality through real-life images provided by NASA.

A Crew-11 member, who NASA has yet to identify, had an undisclosed medical concern that triggered the agency to accelerate their return to Earth.