Highlights: Artemis II astronauts circle the moon on record-breaking NASA mission

NASA's Artemis II astronauts swung around the moon in their Orion spacecraft on Monday, coming within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface.
Smithsonian Magazine

See the Awe-Inspiring New Photos of the Moon and Earth Sent Back From the Artemis 2 Mission

The astronauts are on their way home after looping around the moon on a historic flyby. Here are the dazzling images they captured ...
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Artemis II astronauts are on their way toward the moon. Updates

For the first time since 1972, humans are once again heading toward the moon. The Artemis II mission, which launched April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, got the greenlight to begin its ...
KEYT

Artemis II astronauts will see parts of the moon no human has before. Here’s how

(CNN) — The highly anticipated lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission will take four astronauts on a pioneering survey of the moon Monday, including the rarely glimpsed lunar far side, which always ...
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NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

(CNN) — NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon. The stunning pictures were taken by mission commander Reid ...
Politifact

These photos of the moon weren’t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth

These aren’t official photos of the moon from the Artemis II mission. A NASA spokesperson said the only official images from the mission are published on NASA.gov. PolitiFact found that some of the ...
The Hill

Yes, the moon rotates. So why don’t we ever see the far side?

(NEXSTAR) – With Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon capturing the nation’s attention, some may be wondering why the far side of the moon remains hidden from view – even as it rotates. Also ...