N ASA is planning a pretty neat experiment for later this year, setting deliberate fires whilst on the surface of the Moon, the first time such experiments have been conducted on another celestial body.

NASA's Artemis II mission was a success. Here is what NASA plans to do on Artemis III and IV - and how America plans to beat China to the moon.

The Artemis II crew splashed down April 10 after a record-breaking moon voyage, setting the stage for America's future crewed lunar missions.

The mission will send four astronauts aboard the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket on a roughly 10‑day journey.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four astronauts could soon board a spacecraft for NASA's first human moon mission in more than 50 years, during which they are due to fly farther than any deep-space explorers before them.

The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.

The crew of the Artemis II mission will include the first woman and person of color to travel to deep space, ushering in a new era of representation in exploration beyond Earth.