The Artemis missions are NASA's fresh attempt at sending astronauts to the Moon, but have you wondered why NASA is returning to lunar missions?

As of Sunday, Feb. 8, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 62% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed to 3.1 percent. It was the highest probability of a strike by an object of its size, roughly 200 feet wide, or larger ever recorded by NASA. But the chances quickly dropped to near zero, as experts had predicted.

Time only moves microseconds faster on the moon, so why would it need its own timezone? Learn how the moon's timezone plays a vital role in astronaut safety.

As of this writing, no nation or group of nations, including the U.S., had defied the treaty and formally declared ownership of the moon. Therefore, we rate Watters' claim that the U.S. owns the moon as false.

If the fueling test goes well, the Artemis II flight around the moon and back could take off as early as Feb. 8.

Celestial bodies, including the moon, are not subject to "national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means," according to Article II of the treaty.