NBC News' Denise Chow joins "Here's the Scoop" to explain the value NASA scientists see in returning to the moon and why the U.S. is willing to pour resources into the Artemis program.

Attached to the Orion spacecraft is a key piece of technology developed over decades in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Through 2030, governments and private entities have planned more than 400 missions in the next two decades to fly past or circle the moon or to land crewed or uncrewed spacecraft there, according to a count by the European Space Agency.

Astronauts Prepare for Artemis II Moon Mission. NASA is sending four astronauts to space on a mission to circle the moon and test a life support system. The astronauts spoke to Th

Bay Area scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center are playing a key role in ensuring the success of Artemis II, the agency’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years.

Artemis II is scheduled to blast off this week, but a former astronaut and heat-shield expert has major concerns.

As NASA prepares for the Artemis 2's round-the-moon mission, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell tours the Seattle area's "Silicon Valley of space."

The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration is moving away from a race to achieve milestones and toward a system built on repeated operations,