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NASA Artemis II astronauts fly around far side of moon

Artemis II updates: NASA's moon mission breaks Apollo record for farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth

NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century — made history on its trip around the moon on Monday afternoon.

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Live updates: NASA Artemis II astronauts fly around far side of moon

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NASA’s Artemis II mission is about to pass behind the moon

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Artemis II sails through trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record

With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts sailed into their lunar flyby Monday, taking in magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed while setting a new distance...

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Artemis II: Orion views solar eclipse from moon

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Artemis II crew shares live views from space as they break Apollo 13 distance records

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Artemis II crew conducts historic lunar flyby

The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft have surpassed the mark set by Apollo 13 in 1970.

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Watch live—NASA’s Artemis II’s moon flyby is underway

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Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13 distance record

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Astronauts witness total solar eclipse after regaining contact with Earth following Moon fly-by

The Artemis II astronauts set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.

Fleet Science Center hosting ARTEMIS Week to celebrate NASA’s lunar mission

The Fleet Science Center in San Diego will host limited-time exhibits and opportunities to engage with NASA experts and scientists this week in celebration of the Artemis II mission.

Artemis II astronauts now on course to head back to Earth

The NASA-led Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, is conducting a seven-hour flyby of the moon.

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A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter

The findings were published March 20 in the journal AGU Advances and were based on data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, after NASA granted an extension to the spacecraft’s operations upon completing a five-year science campaign at Jupiter.